How to care for a Buddhist pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus) bonsai with small rice-like leaves? Compact and petite, evergreen through all four seasons

I thought Buddhist pine trees were passed down in families on New Year's Eve, but rice-leaf pine, I was not proficient in it, I had never even heard of it before, and then I learned that rice-leaf Lohan is a type of Buddhist pine.

It is precisely because everyone did not know about it around Lunar New Year's Eve that the family on New Year's Eve knew very little, or even almost nothing, about this matter. So then, I will introduce it to you, to prevent you from going out and becoming plant-illiterate. Rice-leaf Buddhist pine is a type of Buddhist pine; because it looks like grains of rice, it is called rice-leaf Buddhist pine.

Rice-leaf Podocarpus bonsai are suitable for making small bonsai. Their leaves are small, the contrast is low, the structure is compact, and growth is slow. Because it is full of male plants, it will not bloom or flower. Evergreen through all four seasons and a long lifespan are its characteristics.

Knowing all this is useless. You also need to know its care plan. Otherwise, suppose someone gives you a bowl of rice and a pine leaf, and you do not know what to do.

In popular cases, the top two things in green plant care are sunlight and watering. Because it is a shade-loving plant, it does not like the sun; it is best to put it in a cool, ventilated place, where you can give it appropriate diffused light, without covering it from the sun.

Suppose it is in the sun for a long time, then it will burn. I am afraid this is not just about saying it is a green plant. We are also very much the same; without sun protection, long-term exposure to the sun will cause sunburn, sunburn, and even leave spots. Shade-loving things like water, so we need to water it often, especially when it has been a long time, but it is best not to let the water overflow; people get water poisoning from drinking too much water, and overwatering plants can cause root rot.

Then there is fertilizer. Once it has formed, it no longer needs fertilizing. If it has not yet taken shape, it still needs fertilizing once each time. Speaking of the length and size on Lunar New Year's Eve, the home will certainly think of the soil it needs. The demands on soil quality are a bit high; we need to apply a certain amount of soil in a certain ratio. This may be a bit tricky, but you must be patient.

It is not like any other plant; sometimes pruning is a good thing. It often needs to be cut and pruned. It can be said that this needs to be done for a long time. It is almost the same as our fingernails. But we always need to trust that we will be rewarded, and with pruning, it will become more and more beautiful.

Having talked about so much on New Year's Eve, the family is actually not familiar with rice-leaf yew. I think you must have a deeper understanding of it.