A detailed guide to bonsai-making methods, easily creating beautiful bonsai

So how do you make a peach blossom bonsai? First, you need to choose a peach blossom variety suitable for bonsai and reasonable trunks and branches. When styling an ornamental peach blossom bonsai, prune reasonably according to the tree's vigor and growth conditions to ensure the branches are attractively twisted and turning, promptly remove branches that affect the tree's shape, and keep the bonsai's appearance beautiful. When the peach blossoms are about to bloom, a round of shaping is needed, and you can also, as needed, place ornamental stones or pavilions and terraces on the pot surface, lay moss and other accessories, to increase the bonsai's expressive power.

After reading this article on the feng shui taboos of placing peach blossoms in the bedroom, don't place them wrongly again next time you use a peach blossom bonsai to decorate your bedroom.

Bonsai making

Variety selection:

To make a peach blossom bonsai, it is best to choose peach blossom varieties with shorter internodes, small plants, compact crowns and graceful plant shapes; these varieties are the most suitable for ornamental use. Among them, the more commonly used one is the Shouxingtao (dwarf peach), which, although a very small plant, blooms abundantly with dense flowers and can also bear fruit, making it very beautiful. In addition, varieties such as chrysanthemum peach and Bitao are also very suitable for making bonsai. Usually, two-year-old plants with a stem thickness of about two cm are used.

Making method:

The main forms of ornamental peach blossom bonsai include slanting-trunk style, double-trunk style, waterside style and so on. The branches should be sparse rather than dense; if too dense, it loses its charm. When styling, prune reasonably according to the tree's vigor and growth conditions to ensure the branches are attractively twisted and turning, promptly remove branches that affect the tree's shape, keep the bonsai's appearance beautiful, and give the bonsai a unique charm. You can also, as needed, place ornamental stones or pavilions and terraces on the pot surface, lay moss and other accessories, to increase the bonsai's expressive power.

After making a peach blossom bonsai, how should it be cared for?

Making a purple-leaf plum bonsai

Purple-leaf plum can be pruned and made into a bonsai based on its natural shape.

Plant styling

When making a purple-leaf plum bonsai, you must first determine the styling, generally maintaining its natural growth form, and then use pruning to carry out the styling design. The design should be generous and simple, which can show the dignity of the purple-leaf plum; you can prune away long shoots and buds as well as diseased, weak, withered and old branches and buds.

Choosing the pot

When making a purple-leaf plum bonsai, you must choose a pot that matches the plant; it must not be too large or too small, which would affect growth and the degree of beauty. You can pair it with mountain stones, lay moss and so on, to add a touch of elegance.

Note that when choosing a pot, you must choose according to the plant form of the purple-leaf plum.

Layout setting

The purple-leaf plum plant is tall, with slender, spreading branches, and its leaves are purple and glossy; compared with green leaves, they are as gorgeous and striking as flowers.

Therefore, bonsai making should highlight the advantage of the purple-leaf plum's leaves; you can prune away excess branches and arrange and display the leaves more on the outside.