How do you thicken the roots of a honeysuckle bonsai? Prune the thin branches, keep the main trunk, apply extra fertilizer and water less
Honeysuckle is a common potted plant in daily life. Honeysuckle is very easy to grow, but if you want honeysuckle to bloom all over the branches, you must find a way to thicken the roots. How do you thicken the roots of a honeysuckle bonsai? This is related to the usual cultivation methods and pruning. Before the honeysuckle grows tall, you can prune the thin branches of the honeysuckle and keep only the main trunk.
1. How do you thicken the roots of a honeysuckle bonsai? Prune and apply extra fertilizer
Honeysuckle is deeply loved by people for its light floral fragrance. Earlier we talked about how to grow honeysuckle and the effects and functions of honeysuckle. Now let us understand how to thicken the roots of a honeysuckle bonsai. Thickening the roots of honeysuckle is very important. If you want the honeysuckle roots to grow thick, fertilization and pruning are indispensable.
2. Methods for thickening honeysuckle roots
1. Pruning
Branches that grow excessively and affect the ornamental appearance should be pruned in time, and the side branches should be continuously pinched back to control the climbing of the branches. This is beneficial to the growth of the main trunk. After flowering ends in June?July, the flowering branches should be cut short to maintain the tree shape. Usually keep the potting soil moist, apply a thin fertilizer once a month, and do not fertilize in winter.
2. Re-pruning
How do you thicken the roots of a honeysuckle bonsai? You must learn re-pruning. Re-pruning is also called heavy pruning and has two concepts. On one hand, when the honeysuckle buds and turns green in early spring, the flowering branches that were pruned in winter should be checked and pruned again, and this pruning must be completed within a short period. On the other hand, during the full flowering period of honeysuckle, all strong branches, vigorous branches, and densely growing branches should be cut off.
During the full flowering period of honeysuckle, use the pruning technique of "four cuts and four keeps", that is, keep the upward-facing branches, upward-facing buds, thick and strong branches, and plump buds. Cut off downward-facing branches, downward-facing buds, thin and weak buds, and small skinny buds, and wipe off all the tender buds sprouting from the main trunk and the base of the rhizome of the honeysuckle to reduce nutrient consumption. This pruning can increase the yield of honeysuckle by about 30% and helps the roots thicken.
3. Fertilization
Do not use chemical fertilizers; use organic fertilizers. The simplest way is to bury bean cake, cottonseed cake, rapeseed cake, peanut cake, etc. directly around the edges of the pot. Do not use too much at one time, and water thoroughly after burying.
In this way, you do not need to worry about fertilizer supply for a long time. Each time, do not take too much soil from the surface. Continue this way until the effect of exposing the tree roots reaches the requirement, and finally it will form a pot: gnarled roots with exposed claws, strong and unyielding.
3. Precautions
No matter which pruning method is used, when cutting, the cut should be perpendicular to the branch and trunk without leaving a slanted surface, following the principle of not damaging the trunk and not damaging the buds. When shortening a branch, the cutting position must not be too close to the bud eye; cut 2-3 cm from the bud eye or in the middle between two bud eyes to avoid damaging the buds, drying the buds, or killing the buds.
The growing temperature for honeysuckle is 20-30°C. Its growth requires sufficient light, and shade should also be provided in summer. Honeysuckle should not be grown in places that are too shady, too dry, too wet, or waterlogged; pay attention to drainage during the plum rain season. The above are methods for how to thicken the roots of a honeysuckle bonsai. I hope they can help everyone.
How to make a honeysuckle bonsai, honeysuckle bonsai pictures
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The flowering period of honeysuckle is from May to October every year. The flowers are white when they first open, but after 3 days they turn golden yellow and also give off a light fragrance. A honeysuckle bonsai placed indoors also has very high ornamental value. Its vines twine around. It does not wither in winter, and the winter leaves are slightly red. When an old honeysuckle is made into a bonsai, its vines droop and its posture is classical, truly with a distinctive flavor. Below, the editor will take everyone to see how to make a honeysuckle bonsai.
Honeysuckle bonsai pictures
[Honeysuckle bonsai production process]
Step 1: Control water and fertilizer.Potted honeysuckle must limit vine growth, control tree shape, and increase flower quantity. In spring, avoid rain, reduce watering, prevent excessive growth, and promote the stems and vines to mature, shorten the internodes, and dwarf the plant shape. Before flower bud formation, apply less or no nitrogen fertilizer, and apply more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to promote flower bud formation and increase flower quantity.
Step 2: Repot at the appropriate time. Generally, potted flowers are repotted once every one or two years, while honeysuckle bonsai is repotted once every three or four years. Because the number of repottings is small, the absorption function of the root system is weakened, which promotes plant aging, inhibits excessive growth, moderates tree vigor, and encourages the stems and vines to become thick and strong, the internodes to be dense, the plant shape to be dwarfed, and the flowers to be abundant.
Honeysuckle bonsai pictures
Step 3: Use growth inhibitors to control shoots.When the honeysuckle branches sprout to about 5 cm, spray or drench with 700 to 1000 ppm paclobutrazol, or 2000 to 4000 ppm b9, or 1000 to 2000 ppm chlormequat chloride several times in succession to inhibit vigorous vine growth and dwarf the tree shape.
Step 4: Dwarfing, shaping, and pruning.From the time of potting, carry out dwarfing, shaping, and pruning to cultivate a thick trunk and short branches. During the growing period, remove vigorously growing buds and pinch back strong branches early. Through shaping and pruning, promote the change from a twining vine type to a dwarf shrub-type stump landscape with short branches and a dwarf trunk, evenly dense branching, and distinct layers. Therefore, a honeysuckle bonsai should be placed in a place with sufficient sunlight, preferably with direct sunlight all day, to encourage the branches to be thick and short, the leaves to be lush, the flowers to be abundant, and the flowering period to be extended.
Honeysuckle bonsai pictures
[Precautions for making a honeysuckle bonsai]
Honeysuckle has a relatively well-developed root system and also relatively strong adaptability. It is not very strict about soil requirements and is relatively easy to keep alive. Potted honeysuckle has almost no diseases. It likes a warm and humid climate and likes sunlight. Sufficient sunlight can make honeysuckle grow more luxuriantly and make the plant shape robust. The branches and trunk of honeysuckle are relatively large, so it is very suitable for making into a honeysuckle bonsai.
Honeysuckle bonsai pictures
Conclusion:The branches and trunk of honeysuckle are relatively large. Although the trunk shape is vigorous and simple, the branches and trunk are extremely brittle and easy to break and rot. For larger branches and trunks, do not easily change their shape and angle. Therefore, unlike making other miscellaneous wood bonsai, you cannot distort the shape and angle of the main trunk and main branches. The price of a honeysuckle bonsai is not very expensive either. It is generally around 30-80 yuan. The above is the content related to honeysuckle bonsai introduced by the editor in this issue. If everyone wants to know more about honeysuckle, please continue to follow our Aiyouwo decoration information.
How to make a honeysuckle bonsai, honeysuckle bonsai pictures
Honeysuckle can be used not only as medicine but also as an ornamental plant. Because the flowers of Japanese honeysuckle are white when they first bloom and later turn yellow, it is named honeysuckle. Honeysuckle blooms in March, with five petals, a slight fragrance, and a red base. The flowers are white when they first open and turn yellow after one or two days, hence the name honeysuckle. Also, because one base has two flowers, with two stamens extending outward, in pairs, inseparable, shaped like a male and female accompanying each other, and also like mandarin ducks dancing in pairs, it is also called mandarin duck vine. So how is a honeysuckle bonsai made? While enjoying honeysuckle pictures, let us also learn how to make its bonsai.
*Honeysuckle picture appreciation one
Honeysuckle has strong adaptability. It likes sunlight and can also tolerate shade and cold. Of course, it can also tolerate drought and waterlogging. It is also not strict about soil requirements, but it grows best in fertile, moist, and deep sandy loam. It can send out new shoots twice each year in spring and summer.
*Honeysuckle picture appreciation two
Because the root system of honeysuckle is dense and well developed and its sprouting ability is strong, the stems and vines can take root as soon as they touch the ground. It likes sunlight and a mild, humid environment, has strong vitality, wide adaptability, is cold-resistant and drought-resistant, and grows poorly in shady places. It grows in mountain slopes, shrubs or sparse forests, piles of rocks, roadsides at the foot of mountains, and beside village fences, at an altitude of up to 1500 m.
*Honeysuckle picture appreciation three
The medicinal value of honeysuckle has been extensive and famous since ancient times. Its main effects are clearing heat and detoxifying and treating seasonal febrile diseases with fever, etc. After boiling honeysuckle vines in water, it has a certain therapeutic effect on skin itching such as eczema in children. It has an inhibitory effect on various disease-causing bacteria and viruses in livestock and poultry. If a certain dose of honeysuckle vine leaf (Japanese honeysuckle stem) powder or decoction is added during animal feeding, it has a fairly good effect on preventing and treating animal seasonal febrile diseases with fever, wind-heat common cold, throat inflammation, pneumonia, dysentery, swelling and ulcers, erysipelas, cellulitis, and other conditions.
*How to make a honeysuckle bonsai
The shaping of the tree stump should be done according to the material and with artistry according to the material. Honeysuckle is generally suitable for a raised-root style bonsai and can be planted with exposed roots when potted; or during repotting, gradually raise the roots by 3-6 cm year by year; you can also take a tree stump that has been grown in a deep pot for many years out together with the pot soil, without breaking the soil ball or damaging the root system, and plant it in a shallow pot slightly larger than the deep pot. Fill the gaps around it with nutrient soil. After firming it, use a water faucet to wash away the soil between the roots above the pot surface. After the roots are exposed, cut off the excess fibrous roots and it is done. The shape of a honeysuckle bonsai is mainly cliff style or weeping branch style, so that its innate dynamic posture can be fully expressed. Because its stems and vines have a left-twining nature, its branch and trunk shaping can also use the curved trunk style, using the truncation and branch cultivation method to prune branches, but avoid too many shaping and pruning sessions within one year, otherwise it will affect flower bud formation. For branches that are not in place, appropriate wire can be used for bending and guiding. After the branches turn woody and set their shape, the wire should be removed in time. The shaping should use a natural style, so that the branches on the stump follow their natural tendency, droop smoothly, and the branches and leaves are well spaced; and use blank space reasonably to make it rich in painterly meaning and increase artistic beauty.