6. There are slender trees in the snow, with dense branches and leaves. In summer, bloom is like a tree covered with snow, exquisite and elegant, suitable for making flower beds, hedge materials and wood; It can also be used for planting flowers on the roadside of the garden and on both sides of the trail; It can also be planted in rocks and rocks alternately, which is very unique.
Usually used for potted plants, it is a good material for making bonsai.
The snow is an evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub, less than 1 m high, with flourishing branches and tiny fluff on the twigs.
Single leaves are opposite or clustered in short branches, long oval, 0.7 ~ 1.5 cm long, entire.
Flowers solitary or clustered, corolla white or pinkish purple.
Drupe is small and spherical.
The flowering period is May-June.
Common varieties are: six miles of snow in Phnom Penh, with golden leaves; Double six in the snow, double flowers, white; Shade wood, shorter than the original species, thick leaves, strong layering, single flower, white with purple halo; Double shade trees, branches and leaves like shade trees, double flowers.
I like wet and warm climate in snow, and it grows poorly in sunny and dry places.
The requirements for soil are not strict, neutral and slightly acidic soils can adapt, and they like fertilizers.
It has strong germination and tillering ability in snow, and is resistant to pruning. Shrub-like modeling is adopted for open field cultivation.
Pruning is carried out in February and March in winter, and 3-5 strong branches are selected as the trunk, and excessive branches in the plant are cut off from the base.
From March to June, when the trunk grows too long, the main tip can be cut off from the branches; When the main branch grows too long, the main tip can be cut off according to the overall shape.
Avoid pruning and pinching before flowering.
June-July flowers fall behind, cut short branches, and then new buds are green, which is very interesting.
During the growing period, tillering branches, over-dense branches and old branches that are constantly sprouting in the rhizosphere should be cut off at any time to facilitate ventilation and light transmission of the crown and thickening of the trunk.
Cut the old branches flat from the sprouting place, and don't leave piles; Branches that germinate during growth should be peeled off from the sprouted branches by hand as soon as possible. If they are born between root groups and cannot be peeled off by hand, the tips of small scissors can be inserted into the rhizosphere and taken out from the tiller base.
Don't use scissors to cut off the sprouted branches, so it is not easy to cut off the base of the tiller, and new branches will keep sprouting from the cut. Due to repeated pruning, the incision will expand into a tumor, which will increase the maintenance workload and affect the appearance.
In the snow, with soft branches, strong anti-winding ability, developed roots and many fibrous roots, it is an ideal material for small tree bonsai.
According to the characteristics of six in the snow, the suitable tree species are root-lifting type, bent dry type, inclined dry type, cliff type and jungle type.
It is also suitable for landscape bonsai and flood and drought bonsai in the snow.
Its branches and leaves should be processed into the shape of steamed bread, but not too regular. Pay attention to the change of density, and the lateral branches can droop appropriately, which is more picturesque.
In addition, bonsai with stones can be made in the snow.
Rough binding, fine shearing and shearing combined with shearing are commonly used in processing. The trunk is mainly tied, often tied into an irregular S-shape. Then, according to the basic outline of the trunk, the processing and manufacturing of the main side branches are decided, and the pruning technology is mainly used for the processing of the "branches" of the pile landscape.
The pruning principles of snow bonsai before molding are as follows: for the main branch, the principle of "strong main branch, weak main branch and strong branch" is adopted to adjust the growth of the main branch and balance the branch potential; For the lateral branches, the principle of "strong lateral branches and strong shearing, weak lateral branches and weak shearing" is adopted to adjust the branch potential and promote flowering and appreciation.
Six of the snow bonsai should be pruned once a year in April 165438+ 10 after molding, and often picked in summer, which can make the branches and leaves flourish and bloom continuously; Prune every 2 ~ 3 years in spring, so that the trees whose growth was suppressed in the previous year can stimulate their healthy growth through pruning.