First, the branch modeling method of golden branches and jade leaves:
In order to express the soft and smooth image of the trunk, aluminum wires, metal wires, wooden sticks and other auxiliary materials are often used to bend the straight branches into various forms according to the creative intention with the help of various external forces.
According to the existing materials, it can be used as follows: winding wire, pulling wire to help bend, bending wood to help bend, wood right-bracing method, bull's head bending method and so on. All localities can choose according to local habits, modeling forms and existing materials.
Several issues should be noted:
(1) When modeling golden branches and jade leaves, branches with relatively stable growth and vigorous growth should be selected to avoid weak growth and death after bending.
(2) Bending and twisting operations should be carried out in sunny days, and water supply should be stopped 3 ~ 5 days in advance. When the basin soil is dry, the branches are more flexible, so as to prevent the branches from being easily broken due to excessive water when bending and twisting, and the roots are easily loosened and damaged.
(3) When bending the trunk, you should twist it properly in advance and repeat it several times, so that this part can be exercised and relaxed, and the effect of "loosening bones" can be achieved. If you bend hard from the beginning, it will break easily, and you will twist while bending.
(4) The cortex of the golden branch jade leaves is easily entangled with aluminum wires.
After bending for a period of time, the bent branches should be untied in time to avoid affecting growth and beauty. Be careful when you untie it, because the branches will scar and break easily after being tied.
Second, the branches of the golden branches and jade leaves are trimmed and shaped:
Regular pruning can concentrate nutrient growth on the branches that need to be taken, coordinate nutrient growth, coordinate the root-shoot ratio of plants, and make plants grow sturdily. Regular pruning can not only maintain the good tree shape of bonsai, but also balance the tree potential of all parts of bonsai:
(1) Pruning should be carried out in the right way before the vigorous growth period of golden branches and jade leaves. The incision is smooth and cannot be torn, so as not to affect the healing and reduce the wound area.
(2) When thinning, it is not advisable to cut near the trunk, and the base of 0.5~2.0 should be left according to the thickness of branches, so that the healed trunk is uneven and looks old and vigorous like a knot in one's heart. It is more natural to use the reserved bud cutting direction to form branches.
(3) Prune each branch group, the length and distance should not be equal, but should be long and cadence, and at the same time retract the updated branch group in time to avoid the disconnection between branches and form too long branches.
(4) When cutting branches, it is necessary to wait until the branch thickness reaches 70% of the predetermined thickness before pruning, so as to form a good transition. Pruning should focus on the whole, and the whole tree should be evenly matched. Don't pursue a leaf too much.
(5) Pruning times should not be too frequent, and bonsai plants should be given enough growth time to accumulate certain nutrients.
Thirdly, the root treatment of the golden branch jade leaves:
As the saying goes, "the roots are not exposed, just like inserting wood." Generally, bonsai will have different degrees of contact in modeling.
It can not only reflect the graceful posture, but also be difficult to keep the roots, but it is loved by many bonsai lovers. The following methods can be used for reference:
(1) tree base exposure.
In the management process of maintaining golden branches and jade leaves at ordinary times, the soil at the base is gently pried by tools, and the pried soil is washed away by watering, so that its roots are naturally exposed.
(2) Changing pots and lifting roots
Every time you change pots, you should properly raise the original trees above the pot surface, lift the roots one by one, let the new roots go deep, and trim the pseudo-roots to show a certain charm.
(3) fixing pots and raising roots
On the basis of the original plants, cut the bottom of the original pot thoroughly and put it on another pot filled with loose and fertile culture soil, the number of pots is larger than that of the original pot, so as to guide the roots to grow into new pots.
In the future, according to the growth of trees, the soil in the original basin will be gradually removed, washed away with clear water, and bare roots will be shaped.