Because of its soft and drooping branches, it is very suitable to be made into cliff type potted plants. Five color plum's growth ability is very strong, the branches grow very fast, so it is very suitable to use the pruning method to shape for five color plum. On the other hand, because the branches of five color plum are too soft, we can use the golden silk to help shape when we carry out complex modeling.
The growth speed of five color plum is different in different seasons, so we should trim the branches for five color plum according to the change of seasons.
Generally, when winter comes at the end of autumn, prune for five color plum once, and then prune again the next spring. At this time, prune the sick and weak branches, and prune the potted shape of five color plum.
In summer, we should pay attention to picking or cutting. On the one hand, it's because the growth speed of the plum is very fast in summer. On the other hand, we can take this opportunity to make the crown of the plum compact and full of shape.
First of all, we can pay a little attention to the layout of the roots, because it's very nice to show the strong shape of the roots. We can show part of the roots on the side and wash them with water consciously, so that the roots of the five color plum can be shown. Secondly, we can coil and bend the trunk of the tree, which can make the potted plants more interesting, and the cut can make the branches of the five color plum form a knot.