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Production and maintenance of purple leaf plum bonsai

Gustavo Fring
2020-08-18 09:04:09
Purple leaf plum belongs to Rosaceae plum, a small deciduous tree. It originated in southwest Asia and has great ornamental value. It can be used to make bonsai. So how to make it?

Purple leaf plum bonsai production

Purple leaf plum can prune and make bonsai according to its natural shape.

Plant shape

In the production of purple leaf plum bonsai to determine the shape, generally to maintain its natural growth form, and then use the way of pruning modeling design, design to be generous and simple, you can show the elegant purple leaf plum, you can prune the long buds and sick, old and withered buds.

Basin selection

To make purple leaf plum bonsai, you must choose the bonsai that matches with the plant. It can't be too big or too small, which will affect the growth and beauty. It can be matched with rocks, mosses, etc. to add a sense of elegance.

Pay attention to the selection of basin, must be in accordance with the purple leaf plum plant shape selection.

Layout settings

Purple leaf plum plant tall, slender branches, is unfolded, its leaves are purple shiny, compared with green leaves, as beautiful as flowers.

Therefore, bonsai production to highlight the leaf advantage of purple leaf plum, you can cut off the redundant branches, the leaves will be more arranged and displayed outside.

Manufacture of Purple Leaf Plum Bonsai

Purple leaf plum bonsai maintenance

Lighting and watering

Purple leaf plum like sunshine, warm and humid climate, but also a certain drought resistance, so to ensure adequate light, soil moisture can, but do not water you, lest rot.

When watering, we need to pay attention to watering according to the size of bonsai, appropriate amount, basically once every 7 days. Note that the temperature of watering is close to the air temperature, less watering in rainy days.

Fertilization and plastic

Purple leaf plum bonsai in winter, as long as a small amount of fertilizer can, in other seasons depending on the growth situation, rapid growth to apply more fertilizer, but do not accumulate fertilizer, apply fertilizer can be decomposed, slow growth to control the amount of fertilizer, such as fertilizer once absorbed clean and then fertilize..

Plastic surgery is to be carried out in hibernation, pruning the old branches, stumps, sick buds, and pay attention to loosening the soil, so that the plant can grow naturally.

Conservation of Purple Leaf Plum Bonsai

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