In rural areas, basically every family has a yard, some tens of square meters, some hundreds of square meters. In the yard of most ordinary people, nothing more than planting flowers, vegetables and fruits. But in the yard of rich people or large families, we often see some bonsai, the most common one is "Arhat Pine Bonsai".
Why do Luohansong bonsai often appear in the yard of big families? Actually, I didn't understand it before. After visiting several old people in the village, I found that Luo was popular for fundamental reasons. To sum up, what the ancients said is not unreasonable.
Podocarpus is a plant with small green leaves, lush foliage and a sense of time. Its posture is both elegant and proud. Whether it is placed in the yard, at the gate or in the Daping Building, it can show extraordinary ornamental value.
Advantages of Podocarpus bonsai
Everyone who loves bonsai knows that Podocarpus is the best bonsai material. Its branches are vigorous, easy to bind and trim, and have strong vitality. Therefore, in the flower market, we can see many kinds of Luohan bonsai, such as bending dry type, oblique dry type, lying cloud type, cliff type, lifting root type and so on. It is these peculiar shapes that make it have unusual artistic value.
Luo's geomantic omen and statement
The folk saying that "a family with Luo Hansong will never be poor from generation to generation" has far-reaching influence. Anyone who knows a little about home and garden feng shui will decorate one or two pots of Podocarpus bonsai at home. Even if you pay a high price, you have to have it.
In fact, simply relying on the old saying that "there are arhats at home, and generations are not poor" is enough for everyone to "embrace" arhats. In folk areas, this sentence has become the mantra of the older generation.
It may be difficult for some young people to understand. This is why all the people who raise bonsai of Podocarpus are middle-aged and elderly people. But in my opinion, with the rich social experience of young people and the growth of their age, they will gradually have a good impression on arhat. After all, it is vigorous, simple and elegant, full of years of baptism.
Key points of maintenance of arhat pine
Because Podocarpus was originally grown in wild forests, it is a plant with a wide range of growth habits in bones. Even if it has become a high-grade bonsai, its growth habits have not changed much. It is very shade-tolerant, and can grow healthily as long as the soil is moist and the air is well ventilated. Of course, even if it is not managed, its life span is very long.