What are the planting precautions for Chinese sweet plum (Sageretia thea) bonsai?
What are the planting precautions for Chinese sweet plum bonsai? The roots and trunk of the Chinese sweet plum are naturally peculiar, and its tree form is vigorous and quaint; it is a major tree species for Chinese stump bonsai. The Chinese sweet plum likes a humid climate environment, and requires the relative air humidity of its growing environment to be 70-80%. Let us now understand the specific planting and care techniques for the Chinese sweet plum.
1. Choose appropriate potting soil for planting the Chinese sweet plum. The Chinese sweet plum has relatively strong growth ability and does not have very high requirements for soil, so everyone does not need to choose deliberately. However, it is generally recommended to choose fertile and loose sandy soil; if there is no sandy soil, some coal cinder burned at home can be mixed in.
2. Methods for obtaining Chinese sweet plum bonsai material: In daily life, everyone can obtain bonsai material through cutting or layering propagation; or go to wild mountain areas to dig up wild old root stumps or young trees, and after they survive through ground planting to "cultivate the blank", process them and pot them to obtain bonsai material.
3. After the Chinese sweet plum survives, everyone needs to do a good job in water and fertilizer management. The specific methods are as follows:
1. When watering, everyone should follow the principle of "water when dry, stop when wet"; it should not be too much or too little. If the weather is relatively hot, everyone needs to water a bit more, once each in the morning and evening. If everyone wants to shorten the branches and leaves to make the form more beautiful, water can be appropriately controlled during the spring and summer growing seasons.
2. In the fertilization process, cake fertilizer and kitchen waste can be placed in a jar to ferment in a sealed way, then the upper layer of fertilizer water can be taken and diluted with 4-5 times water for watering. In addition, when fertilizing, everyone can add 1% ferrous sulfate to the water and fertilizer for a better effect. In addition, the work that needs to be done well is: spray 1-2 times of 0.1% urea when the Chinese sweet plum sprouts; spray 1 time of 0.1%-0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate before and after flowering, etc.
4. Do a good job in pruning: The work of pruning branches can make the Chinese sweet plum stump bonsai look better. During pruning, everyone can cut off leggy branches and overly dense branches that hinder the shape, so that the stump maintains a graceful shape. In addition, when the branches and leaves of the Chinese sweet plum are appropriately sparse and dense, with ventilation and light transmission, the occurrence of pests and diseases can be reduced, so everyone should pay attention to doing a good job in pruning.
5. Repot at the appropriate time: Generally, after about 3-4 years of cultivation, repotting should be carried out. When repotting, it is recommended to choose to do it before spring sprouting. During repotting, it is recommended to appropriately cut off some old roots, dead roots, and overly long and dense root systems, replace 1/2 of the old soil, and cultivate with fertile and loose growing soil to promote the growth and development of new roots.
What are the planting precautions for Chinese sweet plum bonsai? The above is the relevant explanation, and I hope it can be helpful to everyone. Chinese sweet plum bonsai has little soil and shallow roots, and exposure to the blazing sun can easily cause tender buds, tender shoots, tender leaves, etc. to be sunburned or sun-killed, so everyone needs to do a good job in shading. In addition, ordinary watering and rain beating naturally impact the surface layer of the potting soil, and the exposed roots still grow very well, having a more natural beauty.If everyone is interested in knowledge about potted plants, you can follow WeChat potlife. Stealing a moment of leisure is also a kind of relaxation.