Melon seed boxwood is actually not unfamiliar to flower friends, it appears in many greenery, large areas are planted and cultivated, such as the dwarf green plants in the flower bed as a modification of the periphery, it is likely to have the figure of melon seed boxwood.
We usually say that the boxwood refers to the melon seed boxwood, there is another name called "millennium dwarf", because it is a small tree or a shrub, the plant is generally shorter, to the landscaping pruning to save a lot of effort. Especially suitable for bonsai conservation at home, the characteristics of the millennium dwarf make it a natural bonsai without additional dwarfing work.
How to maintain melon seed boxwood bonsai?
First, soil
Melon seed boxwood likes loose and fertile soil, drainage and ventilation performance should be good, can not let the soil of the bonsai produce water, otherwise it is easy to waterlogged roots, so in the configuration of the soil can choose to use humus soil, vegetable garden soil and river sand 4: 4: 2 ratio configuration, and finally mixed with a little base fertilizer.
2. Containers
For a bonsai, the appearance is beautiful, atmospheric, inner drainage, ventilation is undoubtedly the best container choice, so the appearance can be used square or round basin, the caliber should be large, suitable for the growth size of melon seed boxwood, and in order to ensure good air permeability, the bottom should have drainage holes, the most suitable for using purple sand pots or light glazed clay pots to make melon seed boxwood bonsai containers.
Third, the growth habit
Since melon seed boxwood is so commonly used as a roadside or park landscaping, it is not difficult to see that it loves sunlight very much, and it must ensure sufficient sunlight when maintaining it, but the melon seed boxwood branches of the bonsai are less, and it is not suitable for exposure to the sun, so it is also necessary to carry out appropriate shade in summer. In seasons other than summer, you can safely and boldly move melon seeds and boxwoods outdoors to bask in the sun.
Fourth, water
Melon seed boxwood prefers a slightly moist growth environment, the demand for water is larger, if you find that the leaves of melon seed boxwood are always falling off during the maintenance process, you should consider whether it is a problem of water shortage.
May to August is the fastest growth stage of melon seed boxwood, which can be combined with watering and fertilization. In the summer, you can spray some water mist on the foliage every morning and evening to cool down, and the water mist sprayed by the spraying kettle is more uniform, which can achieve better cooling and humidification effect.
Fifth, fertilize
In addition to the flowers mentioned above in May to August can be combined with watering and fertilization, fertilizer must choose decomposed cake fertilizer. Entering the growth period of melon seeds and boxwood should be more nitrogen fertilizer, and after 8 months, you can change to potassium fertilizer.
Sixth, pruning
Melon seed boxwood as a bonsai to maintain, do not need additional dwarfing, has been more than other bonsai to save a lot of trouble, maintenance is also very simple, really is a natural suitable for bonsai plant materials.
Regarding the pruning of melon seed boxwood, because its growth rate is very fast, although it will not grow too high, it is easy to grow many branches, in addition to the pruning of old branches, dead branches, and diseased branches, the dense branches should also be thinned, so that the shape of the bonsai is more beautiful. The shape of melon seed boxwood can be created as long as it is at will, take out professional gardening scissors, and cut it twice from time to time for normal maintenance. When changing pots, you should also trim the root system mainly.
Melon seed boxwood can create a natural bonsai without dwarfing, if someone asks the flowers which plant is suitable for bonsai, the flowers must be said to be melon seeds boxwood. What other plants do flower lovers think are very suitable for bonsai?