Friends who like boxwood must have a lot of praise for their boxwood bonsai. However, some boxwood bonsai is indeed a lot less flavorful, because boxwood can not watch flowers and fruits, as a leaf viewing bonsai, its shape is good-looking, directly affecting the final performance of boxwood bonsai. The boxwood bonsai is treated under the root, and the effect is very different, and the specific root removal method is for your reference.
1. Select materials and control roots
Compared with professional bonsai production and sales companies, people have a complete set of rooting processes. We play at home, there is no such condition, you can use shallow pot planting, pot plus root control device, 1 year a pot for soil, for several consecutive years the root system of boxwood can be cultivated. After waiting for the root system to be cultivated and formed, the upper layer of the root control device is removed, and the soil is also removed to expose the root system. This method is simple and practical, and the cost is low for novices, but the time is relatively long.
Before breeding, boxwood stumps should have certain choices. Not everyone is suitable. The root system of boxwood stump should be complete, with 3-5 obvious main roots, and the transition between roots and trunks is natural. If the root system grows unevenly, the effect of unnatural transitions is not good. Be sure to prune the root system before rooting. Another point is that the soil for cultivating the root system in the root control device is best to use sand loam soil to facilitate the later flushing and sand removal. When the root system grows to a certain thickness and can play a supporting role, this is the time to remove the root control device and remove the soil.
2. Wash the roots
After the culture is complete, it is how to remove the root system from the soil. When taking the roots, do not hurt the root system. Any tool will hurt the root system and only use the water most gently. Remove the additional protective device after styling and do not damage the root bark and lower whisker roots. In the root system to be exposed, the roots can be removed, because these roots will not play a role in absorbing nutrients in the later stages, and too dense will also affect the appearance. When flushing with water, pay attention to the pressure of the water flow to avoid damaging the root system. After rinsing is complete, simply treat the root system.
Do not fertilize in the first year and wait until there are enough roots in the lower parts. In the first year, a armring is also set up in the upper part to ensure that the entire stump will not fall. This has relatively high requirements for later conservation, including soil configuration.
3. Maintain the root system
After all of the above work is completed, maintenance is very critical. First of all, do not be in a place with sufficient light, usually under scattered light, and be cool and ventilated, and often spray water to keep the surrounding air moist. Wait until the young shoots are upright to slow the seedlings, and then maintain them normally. Still, do not expose to the sun during the entire maintenance period.
In this process, one is that it is important to choose the right boxwood stump, and the second is that the later maintenance is very important.