杜鹃系观花类的优良树种,既可观花,又可观姿态,在国外盆栽中占有重要的地位。由于其生长较慢,造型难度也较大,目前在我国盆景中尚较为鲜见,尤其是古老而又具优美造型的作品,仍是一个空白。笔者以为,在中国盆景中,杜鹃是值得发展和推广的一个树种,这方面的空白应该得到填补。近得贵州毕节明雪园的一批杜鹃盆景照片。这些作品的材料均来自山野,在自然界已形成古老的根和干,经过作者养坯、加工和上盆,已基本成型。其树形自 Rhododendron Department of flowers excellent species of trees, both flower viewing, but also considerable posture, in the foreign pot occupies an important position. Due to its slow growth, modeling is also more difficult, is still relatively rare in our bonsai, especially the ancient and beautiful style of the work is still a blank. I believe that in China’s bonsai, cuckoo is worth developing and promoting a tree species, this gap should be filled. Nearly in Guizhou Bijie Ming Snow Park a group of rhododendron bonsai photos. The materials of these works are from the wilds and mountains. They have formed ancient roots and stems in nature and have been basically shaped by the authors. Its tree shape