Pine and cypress are thick and short, cutting off old and withered coarse branches, lowering the trunk and narrowing the crown; Then the method of coarse binding and fine trimming is adopted to make the crown follow the natural shape and stagger layer by layer. There are small changes between each major level, with a sense of integrity, not messy, and the beauty of natural formation. But also make full use of the resources of dwarf wild stumps, and adopt grafting methods such as grafting, belly grafting with high branches, bud grafting, etc., and replace the crown with five-needle pine. Using abundant arborvitae stump resources, the crown of cypress bonsai such as Jackie Chan and Bai Cui was changed by grafting, forming a unique style of Shandong pine and cypress bonsai.

On the basis of the original technology, it also absorbs the advantages of other places, adopts the method of steel wire binding and shaping, selects the steel wire with corresponding thickness according to the thickness of the branch, and twists and hangs the branch with inappropriate angular position to meet the needs of plastic surgery. Before shaping, you need to check the situation of the tree repeatedly, and look at the straightness of the trunk and the position of the main branches. You need to make a plan first, and the shaping can be carried out from bottom to top. The vertical planes between layers should not overlap too much, which is conducive to the growth of light transmission, otherwise the blocked part will naturally lose control and die for a long time.

The pines and cypresses in famous temples in Shan Ye are generally past their prime, that is, they stop growing when they reach a high place. The lateral growth of branches increased, and the branches extended densely. Because of the weight and rain and snow, the branches droop and the branchlets on the branches grow horizontally. Therefore, in plastic surgery, the vertical branches and branches should be kept at a horizontal or drooping angle, and the angle depends on their needs, and the branches can be bent horizontally. If the branch at the top of the knot can droop, it will be older. Because of the shape, it is not excluded that the lower branch and the upper branch coexist, but it should conform to the growth law in the natural environment.

The length of the upper and lower branches is generally long at the bottom and short at the top. From the front of appreciation, the front branches are short and the back branches are long, and the trunk and main branches should be exposed. The proportion of main branches at the bottom of the trunk should be coordinated.

Trunks and thick branches that are not easy to bend by wire and suspension can be bent by finger insertion method which has been successfully tested for many years. If it is a big and thick branch, you can cut the upper part of the part that needs to be bent to half the depth of the diameter with a knife, and the length depends on the need. Cut several strips in this way, cut off the heads of the separated strips horizontally, and turn the other ends around. If you bend hard, the transverse decapitation will tilt upward, just like inserting your hands diagonally. After the main branch or trunk is fixed, the upturned part can be embedded in the groove and wrapped with adhesive tape, and it can heal after two or three years.

Because cypress leaves are different from pine trees, the level of cypress modeling should not be too clear. The wood of cypress is rot-resistant, and it can create dead branches and shapes. Dead branches can be peeled, dead branches can be shaped with live branches, and peeled after shaping. Platycladus orientalis is often used in cypress bonsai, but its branches and leaves are rough and messy, and its general shape is monotonous, which gives people a messy feeling and affects the ornamental value. This is its shortcoming. The branches of Platycladus orientalis are old and changeable, and the big branches are easy to shape, which is the strength of Platycladus orientalis. In the creation of Platycladus orientalis bonsai, if we can foster strengths and avoid weaknesses and return to simplicity, we should adopt the natural form of ancient cypresses in Qufu and Lingyan Temple as green trees and highlight the old trunk. In the cultivation of main branches, the use of scattered modeling can make the proportion of dry branches coordinated and the twist varied, reduce the number of messy branches and leaves, overcome the shortcomings of rough leaves and improve the ornamental value of Platycladus orientalis.

When digging piles in Shan Ye, the surface roots should be thick and evenly distributed, the trunk should have certain curvature and change, and the thickness of branches, especially the thickness of main branches, should be coordinated with the thickness of trunk.

When digging wild piles, it is not allowed to transplant loose roots. It is best to use native mountain soil when planting. After planting, ventilate in a sunny place, spray foliar water frequently, and water when the soil surface is not dry. Don't fertilize the new pile of pine trees that year.

Management of pine and cypress bonsai.

1, watering: loose and sunny, with high dryness, and not resistant to water and humidity. Water should be used when drying, and more foliar water should be sprayed. Cypress trees can be watered more widely.

2. Fertilization: It is not suitable to apply heavy fertilizer to pine trees, and only 1-2 light fertilizers can be applied in spring and autumn. If cypress trees are to flourish, they can be fertilized more.

3. Picking buds: In the case of vigorous growth, picking buds and leaves can make the branches short and dense. Pinus tabulaeformis and Pinus densiflora, when some new branches are removed in summer, new buds can be born during the year. Black pine, after picking buds in spring, can give birth to multiple new buds in that year, and grow short branches and dense leaves in the second year.

Platycladus orientalis should be placed in the sunny place, and Platycladus orientalis cultivated in the courtyard should not be placed too close to the sunny wall to avoid the harm of red spider.