任何一件优秀的盆景作品,必然要经历年复一年的时光打磨和积淀。一株普通的野生罗汉松桩头培养成熟需要多长时间?依传统的岭南盆景做法,可能需要数十年。但随着岭南盆景技艺的改进以及对罗汉松品种的改良,罗汉松作品的成型周期已大为缩短。笔者新近创作成型的一株罗汉松盆景作品给出的答案是:七年!2008年底,笔者从广西宜州购得一株野生罗汉松树桩,植于 Any one of the best bonsai works, will inevitably experience the year after year grinding and accumulation. How long will it take for a common wild Podocarpus to mature? According to the traditional practice of the Lingnan bonsai, it may take decades. However, with the improvement of Lingnan bonsai skills and the improvement of Podocarpus species, the molding cycle of Podocarpus works has been greatly shortened. The author of a recent creation of a Podocarpus bonsai works gives the answer is: seven years! By the end of 2008, I purchased from Guangxi Yizhou a Podocarpus stump, planted in