How to make a root-over-rock bonsai? A detailed guide to the making method

Root-over-rock bonsai is a common bonsai style; it looks attractive and is highly artistic. It is a great choice for decorating your home environment, so how do you make an attractive root-over-rock bonsai?

The most important thing in making a root-over-rock bonsai is to bind the bonsai material tightly together with the stone, and then, only through gradual cultivation and pruning, can it become a beautiful root-over-rock bonsai.

Before making a root-over-rock bonsai, you need to choose, or make, a stone with artistic appeal (it is best if the stone has crevices).

After choosing the stone, the next step is to choose the bonsai material. For the bonsai material, you can choose popular favorites such as banyan, pine, and maple.

Once the stone and bonsai tree species have been chosen, the next step is making it. When making it, first comb the tree's roots neatly, then arrange the root system along the crevices of the stone, use rope to secure the tree and stone together and place them into a prepared flower pot, and use cardboard or plastic wrap to wrap and cover the tree roots and the upper part of the stone, then fill the pot with soil and press it firm.

After the material has grown well, you can remove the plastic wrap and cardboard, expose the upper part of the stone and the tree roots in the bonsai, and carry out careful pot cultivation. In this way, you have a root-over-rock bonsai. However, if you want the bonsai to look attractive, you still need to do pruning and shaping work in the later stage.

How to make a root-over-rock bonsai, the making method of root-over-rock bonsai! The above is an explanation of the making method of root-over-rock bonsai, and I hope it can be helpful to everyone. The most important thing in the process of making a root-over-rock bonsai is to protect the tree species' root system from damage. As long as the root system is not damaged and the root system is bound together with the stone, then a root-over-rock bonsai can be considered a success.