How to make bonsai of Photinia chinensis

Production time

The production time of Chinese photinia bonsai is in March and the rainy season every year.

Source

When making a photinia bonsai, you need to choose branches that are one year old or older for cutting propagation or sowing propagation. You can also use layering, dig up old stumps or young plants, depending on your actual situation.

Select pot

The bonsai of Chinese photinia can be grown in purple clay pots and glazed ceramic pots, and is suitable for cultivation in shallow or medium-deep rectangular pots. The time for potting is from February to March.

Preparation for potting

The roots of the photinia should be trimmed before potting, and some broken tiles can be placed at the bottom of the pot to maintain the air permeability and drainage of the soil.

modeling

The Chinese photinia bonsai is resistant to pruning, and you can keep trying to shape it into the best ornamental shape. For the soft twigs of the Chinese photinia, they need to be twisted and tied. Generally, the method of rough tying and fine pruning is adopted. The shapes can be slanted trunk type, dead trunk type, curved trunk type, double trunk type, cliff type, root lifting type, and lying trunk type.