Cultivation Techniques of Thuja sutchuenensis Bonsai

How to make thuja bonsai

To make Thuja thuja bonsai, you need to first dig up suitable plants. After obtaining the Thuja thuja stump, first trim off the ugly branches. The height of the stem can also be adjusted. On the premise of leaving enough reserve branches, trim the disordered branches and leaves.

After treatment, put it in a clay pot and maintain it for one or two years. The potting soil should be slightly alkaline loess. Some river sand can be spread on the bottom. The size of the soil ball can be determined according to the thickness of the base. Large landscape stakes should be planted in a soil bed above the ground.

Cultivation Techniques of Thuja sutchuenensis Bonsai

During the cultivation of Thuja sutchuenensis bonsai, we must pay attention to light supplementation. It cannot grow in a dark environment, and we must ensure water supplementation. It cannot be too dry. We must also apply fertilizers in time to ensure normal supply of nutrients.

Precautions for cultivating thuja bonsai

Thuja bonsai can be kept at home because it has strong vitality and can grow normally in most environments.

1. Use soil

Thuja is a plant that has relatively high requirements for soil. Generally, a mixed soil with good air permeability, good drainage and good looseness is better, such as one made by adding river sand. Pure soil is not suitable.

2. Pruning

To keep the crown dense, the Thuja bonsai can be pruned appropriately when the buds sprout in spring. As for major pruning and shaping of the branches, it should be done during the dormant period.

3. Repotting

It is best to repot the Thuja sutchuenensis bonsai in spring in March or April. When repotting, the roots need to be properly pruned and trimmed, half of the old soil needs to be removed, replaced with fertile and loose leaf mold, and mixed with an appropriate amount of rice husk ash and sand.

4. Watering

During the maintenance of Thuja sutchuenensis bonsai, the soil in the pot needs to be kept sufficiently moist, but water should not accumulate. It is advisable to spray water on the branches and leaves frequently to promote the healthy growth of the plant, make the leaves green and more beautiful.