When making elm bonsai, it is necessary to make good preparations including piling and pruning. Piling needs to be carried out from late autumn to early spring, and the old piles of newly dug elms should be planted on plain sand or put in clay pots for piling. Elms need pruning before making bonsai, and the roots and branches should be trimmed. However, it should be noted that during the pruning process, viscous juice will flow out from the cut. If there is too much sap, it may affect the survival of plants. So you need to apply some erythromycin ointment to the incision, and then sprinkle some fine sand. The treated elm can be potted, and after potted, it can be reasonably maintained according to the state of elm.

How to model

In order to be more ornamental, elm bonsai needs pruning and modeling. It can be modeled according to the basic morphology of plants. Generally speaking, the production forms of elm bonsai are straight stem, inclined stem, curved stem, cliff type, jungle type and stone-attached type. When pruning the crown, you can either prune the crown into a natural shape or prune the crown into a dome or round tree. When trimming, you can tie the thread into the basic shape first, and then trim it. In addition, in the growing period, too long and messy branches need to be cut off to make their shapes more beautiful.

maintain/curing

Elm bonsai is easy to maintain, because elm has a strong habit and is easy to manage. Basically, bonsai can be maintained in a sunny and ventilated place. Usually, it is necessary to ensure sufficient moisture. In winter, elm bonsai can be buried with pots in outdoor sheltered and sunny places for maintenance, or moved to cold indoor for wintering, and the maintenance temperature should not be too high. 1-2 Turn the pan once in early spring.