A 500-yuan tree stump: handle the wound well and it can be worth tens of thousands; handle it poorly and your money goes down the drain

For friends who love bonsai, from browsing the market at first to going up the mountains to collect them yourself, there are really many methods.

Tree stumps bought at the market and those dug up yourself on the mountains share one problem: bonsai tree stumps all have cut surfaces.

How do you handle the cut surfaces on bonsai tree stumps? Handling them well will greatly increase the survival rate of the bonsai tree stump.

Basically, first let's cover the basics of what bonsai tree stump handling requires: moisture retention, avoiding light, and preventing pathogens.

For some bonsai plants, the direction of the cut and the truncation handling also have certain requirements. Generally, when digging up a bonsai tree stump, try to cut it in place in one go and avoid cutting multiple times.

The wound should be flat, not full of pits and bumps, which can harbor some bacteria and pathogens.

On the freshly cut bonsai plant roots, use black paint or wax to seal them as quickly as possible.

This is done to avoid as much as possible the invasion of bacteria and viruses into the bonsai plant's fresh wounds.

In fact, when we talk about doing it properly, the later handling of the cut surface should achieve healing and patina, so that the cut area merges with the trunk as one.

The commonly used handling methods are these:

1. White latex

White latex works very well, and it is simple and convenient.

Just brush it once onto the cut surface and it can effectively block the invasion of bacteria and viruses. But the consistency of the white latex must be adjusted well; when mixing, just make the viscosity like paste.

2. Tin foil

Dip tin foil in water and then stick it onto the cut surface of the bonsai plant; it is very simple and convenient.

It blocks light and retains moisture very well, and the wound after being covered also looks very good.

3. Wax coating

4. Wound healing agent

5. Black paint

It has a strong smell, but the effect is the best.

6. Mud

Slap on a handful of mud; it is the most practical and down-to-earth.

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