How to shape the five-color plum bonsai

How to shape the five-color plum

Due to the soft and drooping branches of the five-color plum, it is very suitable for making into cliff-style potted plants. The growth ability of the five-color plum is very strong, and the branches grow very fast, so it is very suitable to use pruning methods to shape the five-color plum. On the other hand, because the branches of the five-color plum are too soft, we can use wire to help shape it when making complex shapes.

The five-color plum blossoms are shaped according to the changing seasons.

The growth rate of the five-color plum is different in different seasons, so we need to prune the branches of the five-color plum according to the change of seasons.

Generally speaking, the branches of the five-color plum should be pruned once at the end of autumn and into winter, and then pruned again in the spring of the following year. At this time, the sick and weak branches should be pruned away, and the five-color plum should be pruned into the potted shape.

In summer, pay attention to pinching or short pruning. On the one hand, it is because the growth rate of five-color plum is very fast in summer. On the other hand, you can take this opportunity to make the crown of the five-color plum compact and full of shape.

Emphasis on the modeling of five-color plum

First of all, we can pay a little attention to the layout of the roots, because it is very beautiful to show the vigorous shape of the roots. We can expose part of the side roots and consciously flush them with water, so that the roots of the five-color plum can be displayed. Secondly, we can twist and bend the trunk, which can make the potted plum more interesting, and make incisions to form nodes on the branches of the plum.