Cypress bonsai, rugged, cold-resistant and heat-resistant, is a "longevity" tree species and is deeply loved by people. However, it is more difficult to dig and plant the old cypress pile, because its sap is in a waxy state and its bark is fragile. Once it is broken, the oil seal is rigid and the circulation of juice is delayed. It is difficult to sprout new buds, or even the whole pile withers and dies. Many friends who like cypress bonsai look at that pile and sigh.
The production of cypress bonsai includes the following steps:
1, material selection:
One is to cultivate and shape from seedlings by sowing. Because the seedlings are resistant to transplantation and easy to form, they can be processed and formed step by step according to the design requirements. Although it has been a long time, the bonsai made is still ideal.
The second is to dig from the wild. There are some old cypress piles in nature, which have been beaten by wind and rain for several years. Lightning strikes and animal or man-made destruction have formed strange shapes, some of which are broken, some are hollow, some are hanging roots, and some are dry. These are ideal materials for making bonsai. Cypress has developed roots, especially rich fibrous roots. When digging, you can cut off the main root first and keep the fibrous root. The above-ground part should be cut short, and the messy branches and leaves on the branches, as well as the long branches and parallel branches, should be cut off, and the dead branches should be kept. Because cypress grows slowly, try to leave more branches.
The excavation time should be after early winter and before germination in early spring. When transplanting, bring soil balls to protect the roots. When soil cannot be taken, the integrity of fibrous roots should be ensured as much as possible, and water spraying and shading measures should be taken. We should put them into the pot as soon as possible to reduce the time to leave the soil. Bare root transplantation can be carried out in rainy season.
2, judging the tree: the production of cypress bonsai highlights its vigorous and majestic characteristics. Some ancient cypresses have peeled off or sagged, but they are still lush and magnificent. This kind of Cooper can be made dry. Some trunks are naturally inclined, and the bark is mottled, full of ancient flavor. It can be made into inclined trunk type, and single tree or double trunk can be determined according to the branch situation.
Through our introduction, I believe everyone has a deeper understanding of the making method of cypress bonsai.