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How to maintain Nanking cherry bonsai

Hank Schrader
2020-07-22 08:31:47
The connotation of this kind of flower is very beautiful. Many people put it into a flowerpot to enjoy it. It blooms in the early spring. The flowers are bright and romantic. Many lovers will go together in the blooming season. If we plant it at home, it will really be a beautiful landscape. How can we care for it like Nanking cherry blossom bonsai?

I. basin soil

First of all, the most important thing is to prepare the soil suitable for its growth. If you like to do it, you can make it by yourself, pick up some leaves, chicken manure, mud and retting them. This will be a good fertilizer, with good air permeability and drainage effect.

2. Trim

If it's your new Nanking cherry bonsai, cut off some branches, because at first it's not nutritious enough, so it can produce more branches and grow more vigorously. If your bonsai is going to bloom, and there are many branches, you should also cut off some dead branches, not only the bonsai is more beautiful, but also the flowers will be more vitality.

3. Water

It doesn't like too much water. If there is still a lot of water in your Nanking cherry bonsai, you need to drain the water, otherwise the root of Nanking cherry is easy to be retted. If the root is damaged, the leaves and flowers can't be spared. Different seasons need different amount of water. If the saplings are too small, don't irrigate too much.

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IV. fertilization

In the early stage of Cherry Blossom bonsai, if it is to be fertilized, it should be mainly based on nitrogen fertilizer, which is conducive to its development. In the later stage, it should be supplemented with phosphorus fertilizer, so that the nutrition will not be too much, and it will not affect the growth of flower buds. We should always pay attention to the bonsai, not lack of nutrients, fertilize it once a week, so that the tree will have vitality, and the branches, leaves, flowers and bones will be beautiful. By May and June, you can sprinkle 0.1-0.2% of potassium dihydrogen phosphate. Before and after the flower opens, you need to add fertilizer to prepare for the next year

5. Prevention and control of diseases and insect pests

Its main symptoms are gum flow and bad root disease. Once these two conditions are found, soil should be changed in time, water and fertilizer should be well matched, and the branches and leaves that should be removed should be cut. There are aphids, red spiders and scale insects in its growth. Spraying three to four times can achieve good results. It is recommended to spray once before flowering, once after flower falling, and the third time in July and August. We must pay attention to the growth of bonsai carefully, so that the trees can glow with vitality.

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