What are the characteristics of the Su school bonsai modeling?

Su school bonsai modeling techniques have many unique features: Su school bonsai tree species are mostly selected native species. Its traditional modeling forms include single-stem, slanting-stem, double-stem, horizontal-stem, cliff-type, jungle-type, root-exposure type, withered-stem type, and so on. The important technical core of Suzhou bonsai modeling techniques is "rough and fine cutting, cut and tie and use". "Rough tying" is to use brown wire or aluminum wire for tying and modeling, there are "full tying" and "half tying". "Fine cut" is the pruning requirements to be detailed, can be divided into the growth period and dormant pruning.

The first song, su school bonsai according to the thickness of the trunk to choose the appropriate thickness of the brown wire, fixed in the lower part of the trunk of the appropriate parts, preferably in the knot, brown wire is not easy to slide, and then move the brown wire left and right a few times, choose the upper part of the trunk of the appropriate parts of the knot fixed, will complete the first song of the trunk.

The second song, the second and third song is the key to climb and tie, the second song under the brown position is generally in the first song in the question up about 1/5, the brown wire is fixed, left and right stranded a few times, choose the upper part of the trunk of the appropriate parts of the knot to fix, the third song as long as the "S" upward to climb and tie can be.

Generally after three songs can be topped. After the completion of the trunk climbing, you can climb and tie the branch piece. Branches of the take stay, according to modeling posture angle, generally should not stay, so as to avoid future branches too dense and overlap, hindering the modeling. Must first tie the lower branches of the main trunk, and then gradually upward, and finally tie the top piece. Climbing, first use the brown wire to tie the branch fixed in a slightly lower trunk, will be twisted brown wire on the strength of the right hand gently upward branch bending, was horizontal or slightly below the level. Then choose the appropriate part, fixed with brown wire into a small curve, for half-curve, and then brown wire through the half-curve, twisted on the force, in the upper part of the branch appropriate parts of the knot fixed into a curve; and then according to this method to tie a curve, complete the two curves and a half. Top leaves, generally according to the main trunk coiled zhang method.

Su school of bonsai "thick and thin cut" cut and tie method is relatively easy to master, generally as long as the beginning of the modeling of the tie once, you can complete the modeling through constant pruning, usually 3 to 5 years to make the tree molding. More in line with nature, and easy to mold.