Plum blossoms have low requirements on soil, but they are easy to rot and die in low wetlands with too sticky soil and poor drainage. Therefore, loose, fertile and humus-rich sandy loam should be selected as planting soil, and deeper purple sand potted seeds should be selected. The shape of plum blossom is the most distinctive in Anhui bonsai. A pot of plum blossom is not only unique in shape, but also in its old age, the shape is enough to start from young trees, and it usually takes decades from winding to final finalization. Its main shape is Youlong style, also known as dragon pile. The trunk makes an S-shaped curve step by step from the bottom to the top, like a Youlong. The left and right branches remain on the convex curve of the trunk to make a transverse "S" shape, which is symmetrical and balanced. In addition, there are cliff-style, knot-style with main branches winding in a circle, downwind style with all branches climbing in the same direction, and curved dry style. If pine and bamboo are arranged into a bonsai with "three friends and old cold", it should be more poetic with plum as the foreground, pine as the background and bamboo as the guest scene. Plum blossoms like warm and humid climate and have certain cold tolerance. They must be placed in a sunny and well-ventilated place. If there is not enough sunshine, they will bloom less or even not. During the growing period, water should be used both wet and dry, and no water can be accumulated in the basin. In the vigorous growth period, you can properly water more, and when the weather is hot, you should often spray water on the ground to increase the temperature. In June, before the flower bud is about to form, it is necessary to carry out "drought treatment", that is, properly control the daily watering amount, and then give a small amount of water that can only sustain life when the branches wilt slightly, so as to stop the growth of the branches and divide nutrients into the flower bud. Applying available phosphorus and potassium fertilizer at the same time of "drought treatment" is more beneficial to flower bud differentiation. Fertilization should be carried out when the plants are in the basin, and a small amount of animal hoof and bone meal should be put at the bottom of the basin as base fertilizer, and the growth period should be controlled. Generally, decomposed dilute liquid fertilizer should be applied/kloc-0 times a month, and no fertilizer should be applied at flowering stage. In late autumn and early winter, plum blossoms should be moved into a low-temperature room, and the room temperature should be kept at about 5℃ to safely overwinter. Pruning and pruning of plum blossoms. After the first ten days of March, leave 1 ~ 2 buds on the developing branches and flower branches of the previous year, and cut off slender branches, overlapping branches, dead branches, long branches, old stems and sprouted new buds on the main branches. Whether to stay or not depends on the needs of modeling, and erase them immediately. When the new branches grow to about 25 cm, they can be twisted off or picked off to promote flower bud differentiation and flower bud growth and flowering. Plum blossom pots are mostly turned over after flowering. Generally, the old pile is turned over every 2-3 years 1 time, and the plum blossom with short tree age can be turned over every 2 years 1 ~ 2 years. When turning over the basin, it is necessary to remove about half of the old basin soil, apply base fertilizer to the bottom of the basin, and replace it with new loose and fertile sandy culture soil rich in humus.

We should strictly control fat and water to avoid wasting time. Half a month after the new buds of plum blossom germinate, apply a proper amount of diluted decomposed bean liquid once, and then apply a proper amount of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer every 30 days. Plum blossom is a positive plant, which needs to maintain good lighting conditions. Another feature of plum blossom growth is: drought tolerance and waterlogging avoidance. Therefore, sandy loam should be selected and irrigation should be controlled.