Lycium barbarum is a deciduous shrub native to China, with a plant height of about 1 m, soft and slender branches, and often bent and drooped. The flowering period is long, and it can bloom from May to September. One month after flowering, the fruit ripens. In autumn, many red fruits, such as coral spots, are dotted with beautiful branches, and their fruits and buds are valuable medicinal and edible raw materials. Lycium barbarum is easy to live and manage, and it is a good material for making fruit-viewing bonsai. It is one of the eighteen bachelors of traditional bonsai.

First, draw materials. The materials for cultivating Lycium barbarum bonsai can be obtained by sowing, cutting, layering, etc., and it is best to choose Shan Ye or large piles (or roots) with unique shapes and vitality in the field for cultivation.

Second, about the basin. It is best to put the leaves in a pot after autumn and before spring germination. The soil in the basin is loose and fertile, with good drainage and air permeability. Never use clay with poor drainage and permeability as basin soil. Use a pot with strong air permeability (ceramic pot can be covered to add beauty) and a teapot. The style of the basin is selected according to the branches. Generally, straight-stem, bent-stem and root-connected types can be used as long basins, inclined-stem types as oval basins and cliff-stem types as bucket basins. Cut off the roots before planting to keep the roots balanced. When planting, roots should not be nested or empty.

Third, plastic trimming. The branches of Lycium barbarum are soft and can be cultivated in various shapes, such as straight stem, bent stem, inclined stem, horizontal stem, cliff stem, root stem and so on. The shaping of Lycium barbarum L. is simple. When sleeping, it is combined with Pinza, and the branches of diseases and pests, too dense branches and too weak branches are thinned from the base. 2-3 strong buds are reserved for other branches to concentrate nutrition and promote the germination of strong branches. When the new branches grow to 20 cm in spring, immediately pick cores to increase branches, and then pick cores in autumn to accelerate crown cultivation. For ornamental roots, they can be cultivated by watering (or removing soil) year by year.

Fourth, maintenance. Lycium barbarum likes light, warmth, shade, cold and drought. But in order to grow more fruits and prevent overgrowth, it needs to be placed in a sunny and ventilated place. At the beginning of June 5438+ 10, the bonsai of Lycium barbarum was moved to the shade to prolong its fruit viewing period. Water dries when it is wet. When you water it, it will be thoroughly watered. If you don't water it half, you can't accumulate water. The principle of fertilization is to apply thin fertilizer frequently, once before falling leaves in autumn and once a month during the growing season. Lycium barbarum bonsai, like other bonsai, turns over the pots and changes the soil every 2-3 times to adjust the root shape.

Lycium barbarum is a tree species that is easy to plant and manage. Making bonsai:

Sow first, bury Lycium barbarum seeds in pot soil, water them, put them in a cool and ventilated place, keep warm and moist, and they will sprout and grow soon. But it takes more time to cultivate bonsai in this way;

Second, cutting in spring or rainy season is faster than sowing, but the shape is not ideal;

Third, dig a strong and healthy Lycium barbarum stump in the wild and plant it.

This method can make bonsai quickly, but it is difficult to select materials. The growth of Lycium barbarum is characterized by many branches, clumping and difficult bending of branches. This kind of stump bonsai will look monotonous and dull. Therefore, stumps are often planted upside down, that is, the pruned stems are buried in the soil, and the original roots are pruned and cultivated as branches. In this way, it can be cultivated into an ancient and clumsy wolfberry bonsai.