(1) stone material selection. In addition to hard stone with natural cavities or natural gaps, soft stone with many holes and good water absorption performance, such as sand stone, reed stone, pumice stone and sea mother stone, is also selected. It is best to choose soft stone with hard surface and loose inside, and the surface texture should be ever-changing.
(2) Choose a tree. Trees with old posture, small leaves and short branches should be selected, and their habits should be suitable for rocks, with many fibrous roots, drought resistance, pruning resistance and easy shaping. Commonly used are elm, Liulixue, conifer, water wax, banyan and so on. Stone processing. Generally speaking, the boulder is required to be shaped, plump and steady, and the surface lines are simple. The proportion of trees and stones is coordinated and the charm is connected.
(3) Planting, which is divided into hole sowing method and sticky sowing method. Cave planting method: punch holes in the stone according to the planting position, plant trees on the soil in the holes, and let them grow until the trees and stones are integrated. Sticking seed method: stick the stone directly on the surface of the stone without punching holes, cover it with soil and fix it tightly with brown pieces, and use the characteristics of plant roots growing to the center of the earth to naturally penetrate into the stone.
Precautions: Trees with strong vitality suitable for the growth of epiphytes (commonly used epiphytes are elm, Fujian tea, Ficus microcarpa, pine, boxwood, brome, etc. ), and to cultivate roots of sufficient length; If you want to have a seam stone, you can choose Taihu stone, axe stone, Yingde stone, aeolian stone, sand stone, stalactite, reed pipe stone and so on.