Purple Leaf Plum Bonsai Production and Maintenance

Purple Leaf Plum Bonsai Production

Purple-leaf plum can be pruned to make bonsai according to its natural shape.

Plant shape

When making a bonsai of purple-leaf plum, you must first determine the shape. Generally, it is better to maintain its natural growth shape, and then use pruning to design the shape. The design should be generous and simple to show the elegance of the purple-leaf plum. The long branches and buds as well as the sick, weak, and old branches and buds can be cut off.

Choice of basin

When making a purple-leaf plum bonsai, you must choose a pot that matches the plant. It should not be too large or too small, which will affect its growth and appearance. It can be matched with rocks, laid with moss, etc. to add a sense of elegance.

When choosing a pot, be sure to choose it according to the plant shape of the purple-leaf plum.

Layout Settings

The purple-leaf plum plant is tall, with slender branches that spread out. Its leaves are shiny purple, and compared to the green leaves, they are as beautiful as flowers.

Therefore, in order to highlight the advantages of the leaves of purple-leaf plum in bonsai making, you can cut off the excess branches and arrange more leaves to display outside.

Purple Leaf Plum Bonsai Maintenance

Lighting and watering

Purple-leaf plum likes sunshine, warm and humid climate, and has a certain degree of drought resistance, so you must ensure sufficient light and moist soil, but do not allow water to accumulate to avoid root rot.

When watering, it is necessary to pay attention to watering according to the size of the bonsai and watering in moderation. Basically, water it once every 7 days. Make sure the watering temperature is close to the air temperature, and water less on rainy days.

Fertilization and shaping

In winter, only a small amount of fertilizer is needed for the bonsai of purple-leaf plum. In other seasons, it depends on the growth conditions. If it grows quickly, more fertilizer should be applied, but do not accumulate fertilizer. Just apply decomposed fertilizer. If it grows slowly, control the amount of fertilizer and wait until the fertilizer is absorbed cleanly before applying fertilizer again.

Pruning should be done during dormancy, cutting off old branches, broken branches, and diseased branches. Also pay attention to loosening the soil to allow the plant to grow naturally.