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Woody plant bonsai: bonsai production and restoration of living sculpture
Woody plants, as opposed to herbs, are generally called trees, while the latter are called grasses. The xylem is developed, the stems are hard, and woody plants are perennial plants. In ancient times, they chose to use the same stone as the basic raw material for design and creation to express the natural landscape, which is the accumulation of China people's unique aesthetic taste. The production of bonsai is a long-term creative process. The production of bonsai needs to trim plants according to certain methods. Next, I will introduce some pruning methods of woody plant bonsai.

First, why do you want to trim bonsai?

1. Bonsai is developed on the basis of potted plants and stone play, and mainly takes woody plants as raw materials, among which woody plants are divided into trees, shrubs and vines. When choosing, choose the one with slow growth, small leaves, easy molding, long life and pruning resistance. Branches will deform during the growth of trees, and trees rely on roots to absorb water and supply it to everyone. Pruning trees can reduce water evaporation and improve survival rate.

2. During the growth of trees, there will be some weak branches and bent branches. Pruning these branches can maintain the natural growth of plants and promote the germination of new branches to be more vigorous and straighter; Pruning branches with excessive growth momentum can realize the balanced distribution of branches in the crown;

3. Pruning can control the growth of branches, make them grow in line with the purpose of creation and meet people's ornamental needs.

Second, the pruning principle of woody plant bonsai

1. Remove diseased branches, weak branches and branches with excessive growth momentum;

2. If it is a seedling, slow release is adopted first; Or at the early stage of growth, the external force is artificially used to twist the shoots to make them soft and adjust the growth direction;

3. Parallel or overlapping branches may appear during the growth of plants. In this case, it can be trimmed and reserved according to the plant type to keep the plant ventilated and transparent;

4. Bonsai is an artistic creation, which can be trimmed according to personal preferences on the basis of following the growth habits and characteristics of plants;

5. Plants can be trimmed slightly, for example, the tops of branchlets with 3-4 leaflets can be removed to make them more branched. When pruning, don't just pinch the leaves without pruning, especially for plants with compound leaves;

6. Bonsai plants should not be pruned at any time, but should also be practical and controlled according to the flowering period of the plants.

III. Pruning Formula of Woody Plant Bonsai

The pruning of bonsai can also be done overnight, but it is the accumulation and understanding of long-term experience. Here are some tips for making and pruning bonsai:

1. Miscellaneous bonsai management Song

Pests and diseases should be prevented early. Winter is the right time. Clear the leaves in time. Eliminate overwintering eggs. Stone-spraying sulfur agent; This tree is safe in spring.

2. Trim five to five.

Go far without leaving, go big without leaving. Go straight and leave a bend, stay in the middle, stay high and stay low.

3. Bonsai skill formula

The branches are not straight, but three bends. You can walk fast in sparse places, but you can't breathe in dense places.

One branch sees twists and turns, two branches are divided into lengths, three branches talk about gathering and scattering, and many branches are exposed. The straight position should be hidden and not exposed, and the straight position should be exposed and not hidden. Plum blossom bonsai should be bent, not bent, inclined and not straight.

The above is the introduction of pruning methods for woody bonsai plants. Bonsai is a silent poem, a three-dimensional painting and a living sculpture. Ten years of success on the spot.