1. Characteristics of golden branches and jade leaves
Golden branches and jade leaves belong to a large class of succulents, and their growth and development speed is particularly fast. Besides, their stems are remarkable and their branches are luxuriant. They have been maintained as potted plants for a long time. Their leaves are green for a long time, and their beautiful names have beautiful meanings. Unlike most succulents, they are not obsessed with sunlight, and they are also very suitable for indoor maintenance. In the market, there is a kind of dance called elegant music. It is said to be a kind of Jinhua with golden branches and jade leaves. The overall shape is similar, but the leaves are very rich in color, with pale yellow and milky white spots. In a perfect situation, there will be blue-purple lines on the edge of their leaves, which is particularly beautiful.
Golden branches and jade leaves have the same habits and development as the dance of elegant music. Actually, it depends on which shape you like, but you must avoid buying their medicine brocade when choosing. Because brocade is light after being laid hands on by people, it can grow and develop normally after being returned by traditional Chinese medicine. Once it goes deep into the level of Chinese medicine, it is very likely that the leaves will rot crazily. Even if you slow down, your resistance will be poor in the later stage. How can you judge? It depends on the color. If the color tone is concentrated at the top, it is obviously different from the leaves at the bottom, and the color tone looks bright and stiff, it is probably a finished product, so don't buy it.
2. Maintenance of golden branches and jade leaves
Golden branches and jade leaves are most afraid of cold. Generally speaking, the main cause of death is sudden death in ultra-low temperature weather. Therefore, in the process of conservation, we must ensure that the temperature of the conservation environment is not lower than 5 degrees, so that most of them can be raised well, because this exuberant vitality is still quite strong, similar to the more common Yushu, and it will not die if it is not done. Besides the ultra-low temperature, we should also pay attention to the watering problem. As long as the curing temperature is between 10 and 35 degrees, we can irrigate normally. They prefer water, so don't let bonsai soil be short of water for a long time, but it can't store water. If there is too much water, it will rot easily, which may lead to their death.
In the case of relatively high temperature, we can also apply some fog around the leaves to relieve the heat, so that they will not have obvious leaves falling off. Although they are not afraid of the sun, if it continues to be higher than 35 degrees, they need a certain degree of shading, and at the same time, they must ensure a good natural ventilation standard, otherwise the main stem will be seriously consumed. In other time ranges, we can solve this problem by receiving sunlight normally, so as to prevent them from being seriously overgrown.
When you give them nutritious soil first, you should pay attention to the fertility of the soil while ensuring the loose and breathable performance of the bonsai soil, so the particle content of your nutritious soil should not be too high. Generally speaking, five is enough, and some base fertilizer can be added if conditions permit. I usually take out all the fertilizers at home and mix them in the soil immediately. Their reproduction is very simple. Dry the pruned branches in the air until all the leaves are soft or have taken root, and then plant them all in wet soil. The survival rate is also high.
3. Cutting and modeling of golden branches and jade leaves
As for the pruning of golden branches and jade leaves, if your pursuit of perfect appearance is not so high, we can rely on simple special tools, such as scissors, plastic belts and plastic sticks. Generally speaking, we can prune and integrate what we want according to the current growth and development of plants. Don't be afraid of pruning. This kind of bud is very strong, even if it is bald, it won't take long to return it when it is cut. The key is to cut off the weak branches at the bottom and the branches with too high field, and core them regularly to make the branches more lush and the stems thicker.
When we have been growing wildly for a long time without care, if we want to manage the method again, we have to rely on plastic rods (belts) to fix the direction. The standard is similar to before, mainly according to our own views. This process is long, ranging from one or two years to three or five years. We have to cut and modify constantly in this process, so we need to be more careful.
The above pruning and shaping methods are basically aimed at branches. Many advanced players, in addition to pruning and cutting leaves, also need to decorate their roots, which is what we often say. This is very common in bonsai conservation, so how to raise the roots of golden branches and jade leaves? Generally speaking, after the branches have a certain shape design, everyone can choose to lift the roots. When rooting, you can also take it out of the original potted flowerpot, simply clean up the soil in the outfield, try to avoid damaging the roots, and immediately squat down on a big flowerpot full of soil. When his roots are gradually rooted in the big flowerpot, the original old soil can be gradually removed, so that the effect of raising roots can be achieved. This process seems to be.
Generally speaking, it is relatively simple to raise varieties of golden branches and jade leaves, but in order to cultivate beautiful shapes, it is necessary to cut and trim them carefully. Trimming and trimming, we must keep up with the crisis and go from shallow to deep. In that case, over time, these will produce what we want.