Camellia plums with low plants, slow growth, small leaves and soft branches are more suitable for processing and modeling, such as Camellia plums with low expansion. Tea plum, a common upright variety, can also try to make towering bonsai, but it is best not to use varieties with tall plants, fast growth and large leaves.

Production of Tea Plum Bonsai: Source of Materials

It is best to use cuttings or seedlings of 2-3 years old, because the branches of seedlings are easy to process and shape, and they can be constantly shaped, trimmed, hung, tied and wound according to the shape requirements during the cultivation process to cultivate various trees. You can also dig wild camellia and camellia oleifera. Take dry old branches of Qiu Zhi, cut off grafting or sprout new branches from old trees and plants, and make old tea plum pile pot after continuous modeling.

Tea plum bonsai production: modeling

Usually, the natural posture of tea trees is given priority to or after artistic treatment, they are processed into straight stems, inclined stems and double stems. It can also be cultivated into curved dry type, cliff type and semi-cliff type with iron wire or binding.

Production of Tea Plum Bonsai: Post-conservation

Usually change the pot once every two to three years. When changing pots, it is best to choose a small pot body, about half a pot crown, except the color, size and style that match the plants. Cutting off damaged roots and some old roots properly will help shallow roots develop better and help plants dwarf. When planting, the stem base should be higher than the basin edge, and exposed plants should be protected from wind and sun. Fertilize as little as possible without affecting growth and development. In order to keep the balance and nature of the tree posture, it is not appropriate to cut the top casually. In the growing season, the branches can be lightly pruned, and the growth buds of unnecessary or excessively long branches can be removed by removing the core. For strong pruning and shaping, it should be done before germination. Except for the overgrown branches, if there are branches that are too long or exceed the proportion, you can cut off a long section at the top or cut them short with iron wire from bottom to top. Don't store it indoors for too long, it will affect the growth and development of tea trees.