Appreciation of Traditional Gardening in China

Plum blossom bonsai is a beautiful work of art with plum trees as the main material, which is reproduced in the basin with its beautiful natural scenery and charm after horticultural cultivation and artistic processing.

Plum blossom bonsai can be divided into three categories: plum blossom pile bonsai, small plum blossom bonsai and plum blossom freehand brushwork bonsai.

In the traditional culture of China, plum blossom symbolizes the spiritual quality of perseverance and self-improvement, which is loved by literati in past dynasties.

Another name

Sour plum, yellow seed, Hehanmei, Bai Meihua, green sepal plum and green plum.

distribution range

Li is cultivated all over China, but most of them are in the provinces south of the Yangtze River valley, and there are also a few varieties in northern Jiangsu and southern Henan, and there are also a few varieties in Japan and South Korea.

control of insect

Common diseases of plum trees include leaf curl, yellowing, anthracnose, gummosis, gypsum disease and so on. Common pests of plum trees are: scale insects, red spiders, marsupials and so on.

The prevention and control methods of plum tree diseases include: disinfecting plum trees before planting, pruning diseased branches regularly, and spraying carbendazim wettable powder and imidacloprid wettable powder alternately when the disease occurs; The prevention and control methods of plum diseases and insect pests are as follows: spraying imidacloprid wettable powder or dichlorvos regularly.

Main value

Mume fruit can be processed into various candied fruit and jam, potted for viewing or cut into piles, or cut into vases for indoor decoration.