How do you care for a dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) bonsai? How much does one cost? What are its future prospects?
The dawn redwood is highly adaptable, prefers moist conditions and grows quickly, and is cultivated everywhere south of Beijing. Its wood is light and soft, its uses are wide-ranging, and its tree form is graceful, making it an ornamental garden tree. So do you know how to care for a dawn redwood bonsai? How much does one cost? What are its future prospects? In the dawn redwood trading market we learned the current latest prices of dawn redwood: for a diameter at breast height of 12cm, the price is 245 yuan per plant; for a diameter at breast height of 15cm, the price is 280 yuan per plant.
I. How to care for a dawn redwood bonsai
1. Bonsai soil
The dawn redwood likes warm and humid climatic conditions and mostly grows in places with gently sloping terrain, deep soil layers, and moist or slightly waterlogged ground, so when choosing soil for cultivating a dawn redwood bonsai you should choose acidic mountain yellow soil or purple soil, mixed with breathable substrates such as peat soil for cultivation.
2. Bonsai light
The dawn redwood likes light. Under conditions of sufficient light, its leaves are lush and verdant, which makes the dawn redwood present a scene full of vitality. Therefore the dawn redwood bonsai can be placed outdoors to receive sufficient light, and in winter the bonsai should be moved indoors to a windowsill with scattered light.
3. Bonsai fertilizing
A dawn redwood bonsai needs to be moderately dwarfed, so before planting you can apply a base fertilizer, and when the plant begins to grow you can fertilize again. Do not fertilize too early, because fertilizing too early will cause the dawn redwood stump to suffer from “indigestion.” It should be noted that during later care you should not apply too much fertilizer; ensuring the needs of normal plant growth is enough. Applying a suitable light, diluted liquid fertilizer can better promote the vigorous growth of fibrous roots, branches and leaves; be careful not to damage the roots.
4. Bonsai water supply
After planting, the dawn redwood should be watered regularly, and the principle of watering when dry and withholding when wet should be adhered to; each watering should soak through.
5. Later bonsai care
The dawn redwood bonsai is extremely easy to keep alive and also easy to care for. However, diseased branches and dead branches should be pruned promptly, and overly long branches should be cut short.
II. What are the future prospects of the dawn redwood
The golden-leaf dawn redwood belongs to a category within the dawn redwood and is also known as the golden dawn redwood. It not only has high ornamental value but also has good health-preserving and therapeutic effects. According to analysis and introduction by relevant experts, because of the multiple functions of the golden-leaf dawn redwood, its future market prospects are viewed favorably.
Judging from the current dawn redwood market conditions, because the output of dawn redwood seedlings in our country is very little differentiated, market competition among dawn redwoods appears very fierce, while from the demand side's perspective, they urgently need a batch of dawn redwood seedling varieties with superior varieties and excellent quality.
The golden-leaf dawn redwood is one of them. In addition to inheriting the excellent qualities of dawn redwood seedlings such as being easy to cultivate, tolerant of freezing and cold, and resistant to disease and pollution, the golden-leaf dawn redwood also has a special convalescent and health-care function. The golden-leaf dawn redwood can diffuse a kind of gas beneficial to the human body, and this gas can have a convalescent and health-care effect on the human body; this is absolutely what people in the modern fast-paced, high-pressure era need.