Making of Stone Bonsai

Stone-attached bonsai can combine tree stump bonsai with landscape bonsai organically. it is the epitome and close-up of the tree image of stubbornly growing cliff rock gap or peak rock top. The tree body is embedded in the stone wall, around the stone cave, the tree trunk is supported, the strange stone has the dangerous potential, the tree posture is exquisite, the root is naked and holds the stone, the stone is visible, the momentum is coherent, integrated, the manner is colorful, the charm is unrestrained.

Stone selection stone shape strives to be "thin, wrinkled, leaky and transparent". "thin" means that the stone has edges and corners, and it is suitable to prepare arc peaks; "wrinkle" means that the texture is clear, wrinkle but not messy, such as the folds of mountains; "leakage" means that the stone has pores that can be ventilated and drained; and "through" means that there are pores in the stone, like natural rock caves, with a sense of peace and quiet. The soft stone with loose texture is commonly used, and the other is the hard stone, such as quartz stone, stalactite, sand stone, tortoise stone, yellow wax stone and so on. Most of the stone bonsai in Lingnan are made of quartz stone, with bluish gray color, deep texture or caves, many stone gaps, large and small holes in the waist, and natural stone patterns, showing the beauty of ugly, strange and strange forms. It can be processed by sawing, carving and cement bonding.

The proportion of trees and stones should be coordinated, unified and harmonious. Shi Gang Shu Rou. cliffide flower. Pan stone tree roots, there are thick and thin, some exposed and hidden, curved and straight. Cliff tree view and cliff stone view, one strange and one dangerous, reflect each other. The shape varies from stone to stone, and the trees are exquisite and curved on the stone. The forms are as follows: first, the roots are exposed, clinging to rocks and rocks, and the tree trunks are tall and straight; second, the tree roots are rooted in the cracks in the rocks, and the trunk is oblique floating and flying in the wind; third, the tree roots grow between the stone cliffs, and the tree trunks are Qiu qu straight into the cliff, majestic. Stone-attached trees should choose those with soft and developed roots, strong vitality, thick and easy to grow, with elm, Fujian tea and Luohan pine as the best, followed by June snow, fine-leaf banyan, scarf, Acacia. Tree posture planting method can be straight, oblique, mostly alone. The production time is from March to June or September to October. Shallow pots should be used for planting.

The root boulder tree species can be selected from elm, Fujian tea and fine-leaf banyan. First, the selected 3-5 trees with well-developed lateral roots were planted in a deep and high basin and cultivated with loose semi-mud coarse sand loam. After determining the theme and layout, according to the natural texture, several grooves are cut according to the number of coarse roots. Adapt to it, hold the rocks, and the branches are evenly distributed. Keep it in a half-shaded place.

Fujian tea, elm and fine-leaf banyan can be selected by the method of rooting and piercing stone cave. First, carve deeper cracks, caves and holes in the stone. after filling the mud, the root system is extended directly to the sand and mud under the stone. Can also be coated with mud, such as the stone grain is deeper, the roots of the trees can be hung along the stone, with aluminum wire or plastic rope, the stone and roots are connected and fastened. Trees, stones and pots are often sprayed with water to keep warm to facilitate the growth of moss and trees. Let the long roots hide the dew, and the stone trees are integrated.

After the stone-attached bonsai is made and formed, its maintenance management is the same as that of tree stump bonsai.