How to make a semi-root-over-rock bonsai? Detailed step-by-step tutorial shared

Root-over-rock bonsai is a bonsai presentation form that integrates plants and rocks into one. Usually, root-over-rock bonsai is divided into two forms: full root-over-rock and semi-root-over-rock. In full root-over-rock, all the tree roots attach to the rock, while in semi-root-over-rock, the tree roots simply grow while embracing the rock. Full root-over-rock bonsai is often slightly simpler than semi-root-over-rock in terms of crafting technique and difficulty, but although semi-root-over-rock bonsai is slightly more difficult to make, its ornamental value is often higher, and it can better reflect the majestic and perfect root-over-rock effect. So, how do you make a semi-root-over-rock bonsai?

Before starting to make root-over-rock bonsai, we all need to prepare in advance all the tools and materials that may be used, and only after all the preparation work is ready can we begin making it. Below, let us take a look at the methods and steps for making a semi-root-over-rock bonsai! The editor will illustrate this process with pictures, hoping to help everyone better understand and learn from it.

Step 1: First, dig out the selected saplings, clean off all the soil attached to the roots, and set them aside. Generally, prepare several saplings for backup.

Step 2: Press the cleaned roots of several saplings against the rock, then use metal wire and tools to wind it around the saplings and the rock together. But to avoid the saplings blocking the rock and affecting the ornamental effect, the saplings are generally tied to the back of the rock.

Step 3: If the sapling roots are too long, or even extend beyond the bottom of the rock, then we need to use scissors to cut off the excess root parts. Generally, cut off the part extending more than 1 cm beyond the bottom of the rock.

Step 4: Lay a layer of wire mesh at the bottom of the flower pot with holes below, and pass metal wire through the wire mesh from the hole at the bottom of the pot. Use metal wire and wire mesh; this is mainly to fix the whole unit of the sapling and rock that was tied together earlier.

Step 5: Spread some granular medium on the wire mesh inside the pot. Since the flower pot is relatively shallow, the granules used should also be the finer kind, which is often more suitable.

Step 6: Place the tied-together unit of sapling and rock on the granular medium inside the pot, roughly in the middle position.

Step 7: Use the metal wire passing through the bottom of the pot to firmly fix the unit of rock and sapling. Note to use tools such as wire pliers to twist and secure it; doing it bare-handed is not only difficult to secure properly, but also easy to scratch your fingers.

Step 8: After fixing the rock and sapling inside the pot, cover the pot with a layer of granular medium or other potting soil, mainly to bury the sapling roots in the soil, which is more conducive to their growth. But the depth of the covering substrate should not be too much, otherwise it will affect the ornamental effect. And even if the roots on the back of the rock are exposed outside, it often does not matter.

After completing the above work, the production process of the semi-root-over-rock bonsai is basically complete, and what needs to be done next is the care and management work.