Detailed Guide to Cultivation Methods of Black Bone Tea Bonsai at Each Stage
As a leafy potted plant, black bone tea needs careful attention in daily care and cultivation. Doing a good job of maintaining black bone tea bonsai makes its ornamental value more obvious. I hope everyone will like some cultivation methods for black bone tea bonsai.
Management at the Breeding Stage
Black bone tea is the slowest-growing tree species among Lingnan bonsai, and its growth rate is slower than that of boxwood. This makes us pay special attention to the selection of the stump. It is better to have a branched trunk. When the cut-off value of black bone tea exceeds 3 cm, it is difficult to cultivate matching branches, so it is important not to be lax during the breeding stage.
Management at the Storage Stage
Black bone tea has strong growth ability and fast rooting. It is also relatively easy to grow during the storage stage. However, after autumn, it can be fixed according to shape, and the overall shape of black bone tea can be trimmed to concentrate nutrients. Shape the branches. During the storage stage, black bone tea has a relatively large demand for fertilizer, and the ratio of fertilizer to water can be appropriately increased, applying water and fertilizer once every 7 days. However, in order not to affect the development of the black bone tea root system, it must be kept dry, wet, not dry or thoroughly wet, and soaked through. After the Minor Snow season arrives, stop fertilizing and complete the management of the growth cycle. Throughout the entire growth cycle, there is no stunted growth due to a shortage of fertilizer and water.
Black bone tea is an evergreen seasonal plant bonsai. It can be pruned in spring and autumn after new buds sprout each season, but branch pruning can be done in all seasons; each pruning can be done after the new buds have matured. When necessary at this time, it is necessary to use some wire tools to help black bone tea take shape, so as to avoid the new buds growing freely, and then all of them growing upward, making it difficult to meet the requirement of horizontal branches.
Management at the Forming Stage
After 5 years of storage and maintenance, a medium-sized stump was obtained. The new planted branches have three parts. Around Qingming, the plant can be replanted and replaced. After Qingming, the entire stump is recut, the roots are pruned, and an appropriate pot is reselected. The mixed soil is used for replanting. When black bone tea grows normally, it returns to the previous management level. During the period when black bone tea grows slowly, the cutting method can be used to accelerate the formation of the work. When the branches are soft, wire can be wrapped around the branches, and the shape of the black bone tea needs to be bent. However, during this period, we must pay attention to the rhythmic changes of the branches. Rigid and soft can be used interchangeably and alternately to make the shape of the branches beautiful, until the tree is full and the work is formed.
Maintenance Management After Shaping
When black bone tea is formed, it enters the observation period. During the observation period, the work should be kept unchanged in shape, which can reduce the application amount of fertilizer and water and allow it to grow normally. Every year before Qingming, the pot must be changed. One month later, when the sprouts are red, this is the best time for viewing. Black bone tea is more shade-tolerant. After one day of watering, it does not need to be soaked for 20 days. It can be placed indoors for 50 days, and then returned to normal outdoor management. Black bone tea is one of the longest-lived tree species in Lingnan bonsai. Black bone tea has fewer diseases, and occasionally there are leaf-rolling insects. At the appropriate time, 80% dip emulsion can be sprayed.