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What are the techniques of carving and decorating dry potted plants?

Published: 2024-11-05 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/05, What are the techniques of carving and decorating dry potted plants? After the stump is basically shaped and has a prototype for appreciation, in order to enhance the old state of the stump bonsai and make it more interesting in the vicissitudes of life, the branches can be properly modified to make up for self-rearing.

What are the techniques of carving and decorating dry potted plants?

After the stump is basically shaped and has a prototype for appreciation, in order to enhance the old state of the stump bonsai (picture) and make it more interesting in the vicissitudes of life, the branches can be properly modified to make up for the shortcomings of self-rearing small stakes, such as carving, prying, decay, ant decay, tearing and so on.

(1) the carving method uses tools such as knives and drills to imitate the natural shape of grooves and holes on the surface of the trunk, carving the shape naturally, avoiding regular fabrication, and taking into account the characteristics of wood texture when carving. A large saw or cut is left in the setting pruning, which can be carved into a natural scar shape with a carving knife.

(2) the prying method inserts the trunk cortex with a knife, gently pry to separate the bark (periderm) from the xylem, and then insert some sundries such as sawdust and sediment into the separation seams. After 1-2 growing seasons (subtropical, temperate 1-2 years), the stem surface appears rough and aging. The prying method is suitable for the species where the cortex of trees is easily peeled off, such as banyan, elm and so on.

(3) the decay method peels off part of the bark of the stump with a sharp knife, cuts the xylem, and then smears the cut with strong corrosive agents such as sulfuric acid or corrosive fungi to corrode the trunk to create holes. After drying up to the requirements, clean the wound with water or fungicide [Jishan Huayao].

(4) Ant moth feeding method can also induce ants to eat xylem to achieve the purpose of "carving". During the ant activity period (March-October), some phloem and xylem can be carved off the tree trunk with a knife, and some holes can be drilled in the xylem, coated with carved sugar and honey, and scraped once a week. The rate of eating xylem is very fast, but ants must not make a nest here (evicted with 20 times formalin).

(5) the tearing method is to tear off the branches or tree trunks that need to be thinned without scissors, together with the bark and part of the xylem, so that the trees expose a wooden groove, which seems to form naturally after the wound heals, giving people the impression of being quaint, old and old.

 
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