The methods for making bonsai shapes are as follows:

1. Trunk shaping techniques

The main trunk shaping techniques mainly use traditional pinning and pruning to shape the trunk. Perform manual intervention to quickly shape the bonsai. Well, we can carve or cut the trunk, and we can also perform a series of trunk modeling techniques such as hammering, bending, and hanging.

2. Branch modeling techniques

The branch modeling technique can be said to be a bonsai, and it is an extremely important step in the production process. Lingnan bonsai has excellent use of branch shaping techniques to shape the branch support. Through various studies on the position, angle, shape and other aspects of the support, it can effectively highlight the temperament and charm of a bonsai, and can also make up for the newly added features of the bonsai. insufficient.

3. Root modeling techniques

Root modeling techniques have a certain technical content, because roots are the basis for the survival of trees. If the roots are not well maintained, the bonsai will not be good. It will look good, but by cultivating the roots well and shaping the shape of the roots, the shape, artistic sense and rendering power of the bonsai can be effectively enhanced. Root modeling techniques usually include root packing, extrusion, encircling, root padding and root hanging.

4. Overall modeling techniques

Overall modeling techniques require the design of the entire plant first, which is a transition from the imagination process to the actual image formation. For overall modeling techniques, you first need to observe what kind of shape the plant's shape is most suitable for, then conceive the direction of its bonsai shape, then add your own inspiration to inject soul into the bonsai, and finally draw the final bonsai shape in your mind.

Function of bonsai:

Plant bonsai can perform photosynthesis, absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen. At the same time, pile landscape plants such as poplar, privet, and boxwood have strong sulfur absorption capabilities; pile landscape plants such as zelkova, ligustrum, and boxwood, as well as some fruit tree bonsai plants such as pomegranates, citrus, and grapes , Apple has a certain ability to absorb fluorine.

Stake plants such as hackberry, cypress, and metasequoia have strong chlorine absorption capabilities; boxwood can also absorb more mercury gas; privet, pomegranate, and boxwood can also absorb a certain amount of mercury gas. of lead vapor.