A common tree in rural areas is covered with red fruits in autumn, making it a beautiful and festive bonsai.
Nowadays, more and more people like to raise bonsai, and they often go to the wild to find some trees with different shapes to make bonsai for appreciation. For example, Shansong , Langyu , Huangjing , etc. are all good materials for making bonsai. Among them, there is a plant on the edge of rural fields, which is also very popular among bonsai enthusiasts. It is the wolfberry tree . It not only has a vigorous and rugged root system, but also looks simple and elegant. Every autumn, the branches are covered with red wolfberry trees. Son, very beautiful and festive.
Wolfberry planting season
Wolfberry trees have strong vitality and are resistant to barrenness and drought. They can be planted in pots in spring, summer and autumn. However, in summer and autumn, the plants are in the fruit-bearing period. Transplanting at this time will affect the flowering and fruiting. , the survival rate is also relatively low. It is best to transplant in spring when the sap has just begun to sprout, so that the survival rate can be higher.
Lycium barbarum does not have strict soil requirements, but when cultivating potted plants at home, you should try to use loose and breathable sandy culture soil for it, or mix in some leaf mold soil. The soil must be loose and breathable, but also rich in nutrients. Let the plants grow vigorously and the wolfberries bear more fruits to improve the overall ornamental value.
Watering requirements
Wolfberry is a very drought-tolerant plant. Even if the pot soil is completely dry, it is not too late to water it again. However, during the period when the plant is sprouting new branches and bearing fruit, it is best not to let it suffer from excessive water shortage, otherwise it will affect the growth of new branches and cause fruit drop.
When the plant sprouts new branches in spring, it is necessary to water it as soon as the pot soil dries out. Especially for those wolfberry bonsai with exposed roots, in addition to watering thoroughly, water mist should also be sprayed frequently on the exposed roots to maintain the environment. moist.
During the fruit-bearing period of the plant, it is not advisable to over-dry the wolfberry, otherwise the fruit will easily fall. When the pot soil is 70% to 80% dry, you must water it thoroughly. After winter comes and the plants enter a dormant state, watering can be appropriately reduced to allow the plants to survive the winter safely. How to fertilize
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Lycium barbarum is a fruit-bearing plant, and only after fruit-bearing does the bonsai have more ornamental value. This requires supplementing it with different fertilizers at different growth stages so that the plants can grow vigorously and produce a large number of flowers and fruits.
In early spring, you can bury a small amount of fermented and decomposed organic fertilizer in the pot soil for wolfberry. You can bury a small amount of sheep manure or bean cake fertilizer. You can also apply some thin compound fertilizer to the plant when it sprouts new shoots. Liquid, keep the nutrients sufficient at this time, mainly to allow it to grow more thick branches.
When the plant begins to bud and bloom, you can add some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to it. Water 1000 times potassium dihydrogen phosphate every ten days and a half, including the fruit-bearing period, and apply thin phosphorus and potassium fertilizer 1 to 2 times a month. , can promote plant flowering and fruiting, making the fruits grow larger and fuller.
The light should be sufficient
Wolfberry is a plant that prefers sunlight. If there is a lack of light during the maintenance period, the plant will easily become leggy and even affect flowering and fruit bearing. For daily maintenance, place it directly in a sunny environment, with no less than 4 hours of light time every day.
When the light intensity is too high in summer, it can be slightly shaded and placed in a semi-shady environment with scattered light. Wait until autumn and gradually increase the light, which will make the plants grow faster and the fruits mature faster.
Wolfberry is a deciduous plant. After winter, the leaves on the branches fall off, and they are covered with red wolfberry trees. It is very beautiful and festive, and very cute.
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