A manufacturing process of a fluted rockery with attached stones

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of bonsai cultivation methods, and particularly relates to a manufacturing process of a grooving and stone-attaching bonsai. The manufacturing process comprises the following steps: stone material selection and fixation: selecting stone material with hard texture, fixing the stone material in the bonsai pot after determining the ornamental surface of the stone material; groove design and processing: drawing an attaching line on the ornamental surface of the stone material from top to bottom, and then opening a groove on the surface of the stone material along the attaching line; seedling embedding and fixation: filling culture soil in the bonsai pot, selecting a tree seedling, embedding the trunk of the tree seedling into the groove and temporarily positioning and fixing the trunk, and burying the root of the tree seedling in the culture soil; cultivation and modeling: watering thoroughly, then slow seedling recovery and maintenance, and then normal cultivation and management. The manufacturing method of the grooving and stone-attaching bonsai can not only make the tree and stone stably embedded and combined, and restore a natural and realistic stone-attaching landscape effect, but also can widen the application range of stone material and seedling, improve the controllability of modeling and the replicability of the process, and facilitate long-term maintenance and modeling iteration of the bonsai.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the technical field of bonsai cultivation methods, specifically to a process for creating a grooved, rock-attached bonsai. Background Technology

[0002] Rock-attached bonsai is an important category of Chinese bonsai art. It combines trees and rocks to create landscapes that simulate the natural growth of wild trees clinging to cliff faces. It possesses both the rugged texture of rocks and the vibrant life force of trees, making it highly valued for its ornamental and artistic qualities and widely loved by bonsai enthusiasts. Currently, the two main forms of rock-attached bonsai creation in China are as follows: One type is the Lingnan-style attached stone technique, which is mainly popular in Guangdong Province. The landscaping stones are mostly made of local Yingde stone. This technique usually has two production methods: either wrapping tree roots around the surface of the stone to cultivate it into a root-attached stone, or attaching the tree trunk to the natural grooves of the stone and fixing the tree to the rock with ropes or aluminum wires.

[0003] However, this technique has obvious limitations: the shaping effect is highly dependent on the natural groove shape of the stone, and the space for artificial design and adjustment is limited; the binding and fixing method not only leaves exposed marks on the surface of the bonsai, destroying the overall natural appearance, but also the binding material is easy to embed into the tree body during the tree's growth and thickening process, affecting the tree's healthy growth, and the long-term stability of the tree and stone combination is insufficient.

[0004] Another technique is the natural rock-attached bonsai, also known as "tree embracing stone," which is represented by the Fujian region. This technique requires searching for naturally occurring trees and stones intertwined in the wild among piles of rocks. After collection, the trees are artificially pruned and cultivated to create bonsai. The drawbacks of this technique are: the finished product relies entirely on wild natural resources, the materials are difficult to obtain, and the yield is limited, making it unsuitable for large-scale production; furthermore, the survival rate of transplanted materials is unstable, and the shape of the finished product is entirely determined by its natural growth state, with very low controllability of artificial shaping.

[0005] In summary, existing techniques for making rock-attached bonsai generally suffer from problems such as high dependence on materials, poor controllability of shape, unsatisfactory integration of trees and rocks, and difficulty in standardization and promotion, which cannot meet the industry's demand for customized and large-scale production of rock-attached bonsai. Summary of the Invention

[0006] This invention provides a manufacturing process for grooved rock-attached bonsai, which solves the technical problems of existing rock-attached bonsai production that rely heavily on natural rock crevices or wild tree-rock symbiotic materials, the weak bond between trees and rocks when using binding and fixing, the exposed binding marks affecting the viewing effect, and the poor controllability of artificial shaping and the difficulty in standardization and replication.

[0007] To solve the above problems, the present invention provides a manufacturing process for a grooved rock-attached bonsai, employing the following technical solution: Includes the following steps: S1. Selection and fixing of stones: Select hard stones, determine the viewing surface of the stones, and fix the stones to the bonsai pot. S2. Groove design and processing: Draw the planting line from top to bottom on the viewing surface of the stone, and then open the groove on the surface of the stone along the planting line, so that the depth of the groove is greater than the width. S3. Planting and fixing of seedlings: Fill the bonsai pot with potting soil, select seedlings and insert the trunks of the seedlings into the corresponding grooves and temporarily fix the trunks in place. The roots of the seedlings are buried in the potting soil. S4. Cultivation and Shaping: After watering thoroughly, place the seedlings in a cool environment for 5-7 days to allow them to recover and then proceed with normal cultivation and management. Regularly prune useless buds, and gradually cultivate the bonsai framework and full crown through pruning, pulling and wiring, eventually obtaining a grooved rock-attached bonsai.

[0008] Furthermore, the method for fixing the stone inside the bonsai pot is to directly bond the bottom of the stone to the bonsai pot with cement.

[0009] Furthermore, the method for fixing the stone inside the bonsai pot is as follows: lay an isolation layer at the bottom of the bonsai pot, then place cement on the isolation layer, and fix the bottom of the stone with cement.

[0010] Furthermore, in S2, when creating the trench, an electric grinder is used to create the trench along the planting line, and the width of the trench at the bottom of the stone is greater than the width of the trench at the top, in order to match the shape of the sapling that is thicker at the bottom and thinner at the top.

[0011] Furthermore, when creating trenches, for high-hardness stone, an angle grinder is first used to create an initial trench along the planting line, and then an electric grinder is used to grind and refine the trench.

[0012] Furthermore, the attached line extends continuously from top to bottom along the uneven surface of the stone, forming a smooth curve without straight sections or sharp bends.

[0013] Furthermore, the trenches are set up along the route, deepening in the concave sections of the stone to form concealed sections, and becoming shallower in the convex sections of the stone to form exposed sections. After the saplings are embedded, they form a stone-attached form with alternating concealment and exposure.

[0014] Furthermore, in S4, during cultivation and management, in the first year of cultivation, the seedlings are checked monthly to assess their placement in the trenches, and useless buds at the tree roots and in the trenches are removed, allowing the branches at the front of the branching point to grow freely until the leaf fall dormancy period.

[0015] During the winter dormancy period, branches are pruned, pulled, and wired to form the initial framework of the bonsai.

[0016] Furthermore, in the second year of cultivation, free-range cultivation continues. For small bonsai, if the seedlings have filled the trenches, they are dug up from mid-June to the end of July for leaf removal and shaping.

[0017] Furthermore, in the second year of cultivation, free-range cultivation continues. For medium and large bonsai, cultivation continues until the winter dormancy period when leaves fall, at which time pruning and wiring are carried out.

[0018] After repeated cultivation until the tree crown is full, it is carefully pruned to complete the creation of the grooved rock-attached bonsai.

[0019] The beneficial effects of the grooved rock-attached bonsai manufacturing process provided by this invention are: This method of creating grooved rock-attached bonsai involves creating grooves on the surface of hard stone that are deeper than they are wide. This allows the tree trunk to grow thicker and form a stable mechanical fit with the stone, effectively preventing the tree from separating from the stone.

[0020] Meanwhile, once the grooved lines are laid out, there are no exposed binding marks, and the tree's growth follows the grooved lines of the rock, highly replicating the natural landscape effect of wild trees growing on a rock face. This method breaks through the traditional reliance on natural rock crevices and wild trees clinging to rocks for bonsai. It is compatible with various hard stones such as Lingbi stone and petrified wood, as well as a variety of native seedlings such as elm and hackberry. Furthermore, the tree's growth direction and shape can be actively planned through artificially designed grooved lines. The process steps and parameters are clear, and the production is highly reproducible, significantly lowering the barrier to entry for creating rock-attached bonsai.

[0021] In addition, it adopts a step-by-step planting method of pre-laying culture soil at the bottom of the pot and filling the substrate after the seedlings are planted in the groove. Combined with a standardized seedling recovery process, it can effectively improve the survival rate of seedlings. The matching isolation layer stone fixing technology can also realize the removal of the stone and cement base as a whole from the pot. The soil replacement and pot replacement operations can be completed without damaging the fixing structure, which is convenient for the long-term maintenance and shaping iteration of bonsai. Attached Figure Description

[0022] The above and other objects, features, and advantages of exemplary embodiments of the present invention will become readily apparent upon reading the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, several embodiments of the invention are illustrated by way of example and not limitation, and like or corresponding reference numerals denote like or corresponding parts, wherein: Figure 1 This is one of the physical images of Embodiment 1 of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a second physical image of Embodiment 1 of the present invention; Figure 3 This is the third physical illustration of Embodiment 1 of the present invention; Figure 4 This is the fourth physical diagram of Embodiment 1 of the present invention; Figure 5This is the fifth physical illustration of Embodiment 1 of the present invention; Figure 6 This is the sixth physical illustration of Embodiment 1 of the present invention; Figure 7 This is one of the physical images of Embodiment 2 of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments described below are only some, not all, of the embodiments disclosed. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0024] The number of any elements in the accompanying drawings is for illustrative purposes only and not as a limitation, and any naming is for distinction only and has no limiting meaning.

[0025] The principles and spirit of the present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to several representative embodiments.

[0026] Example 1 of the manufacturing process of a grooved rock-attached bonsai provided by the present invention: S1. Stone selection and fixing: such as Figure 1 As shown, a hard stone was selected, specifically a Lingbi stone with a height of 35cm, hard texture, and natural texture, as the carrier stone. The side with rich texture and upright outline was selected as the best viewing side.

[0027] Then, a 45cm long, irregularly shaped, shallow bonsai pot was selected as a matching piece, and the Lingbi stone was placed on one side inside the bonsai pot. After adjusting it to the best viewing angle, a mark was made inside the pot.

[0028] The stone is fixed to the bonsai pot. Specifically, an insulating layer is laid at the bottom of the bonsai pot. In this embodiment, newspaper is used as the insulating layer. Then, cement is placed on the insulating layer, and the bottom of the stone is fixed with cement.

[0029] By laying down newspapers to create a barrier, the bonsai pot can be separated from the stone with a cement base, making it easier to perform operations such as changing the soil later.

[0030] S2. Groove design and fabrication: such as Figure 2 , 3 As shown, the positions for the saplings to grow branches are predetermined on the upper part of the stone. The planting lines are drawn from top to bottom on the viewing surface of the stone. Then, grooves are made on the surface of the stone along the planting lines, and the depth of the grooves is greater than the width.

[0031] The attached route extends continuously from top to bottom along the uneven surface of the stone, forming a smooth curve without straight sections or sharp bends.

[0032] It should be noted that the presence of straight segments or sharp angle bends (i.e., excessive curvature) will make it difficult to embed the branches or affect the aesthetics.

[0033] In this embodiment, when creating the trench, an electric grinder is used to create the trench along the planting line, and the width of the trench at the bottom of the stone is greater than the width of the trench at the top, so as to match the shape of the sapling that is thicker at the bottom and thinner at the top.

[0034] Specifically, an electric grinder with a 3mm diameter grinding head is used to create grooves along the drawn lines. During the grooving process, the groove width is gradually increased from top to bottom, with the upper groove width of the stone being approximately 3mm and the lower groove width approximately 5mm, to match the shape of the sapling, which is thicker at the bottom and thinner at the top. The groove depth is controlled to be no less than 5mm throughout the process, ensuring that the groove depth is always greater than the groove width.

[0035] S3. Planting and securing seedlings: such as Figure 4 , 5 As shown, fill the bonsai pot with potting soil and level it. Specifically, one-year-old elm seedlings with a height of 40cm and a base diameter of 4mm were selected as the seedlings for rock attachment. The trunk of the seedling was inserted into the prepared trench, and the roots of the seedling were placed naturally on the potting soil pre-laid at the bottom of the pot. Elastic sponges were used to temporarily fix the trunk in sections along the trench to ensure that the trunk was in close contact with the inner wall of the trench and that it did not shift.

[0036] In other embodiments, rubber blocks or similar materials may be used for temporary fixation.

[0037] S4. Cultivation and Shaping: such as Figure 6 As shown, after watering thoroughly, place the seedlings in a cool, shady environment for 6 days to allow them to recover. During this period, keep the soil moist and avoid direct sunlight. After the recovery period, transfer them to a normal light environment for further cultivation.

[0038] In the first year of cultivation, check the seedlings' fixation status once a month, promptly remove useless buds sprouting from the roots and trenches, and allow the branches at the front of the branching point to grow freely until the leaves fall in autumn and the seedlings enter dormancy.

[0039] During the winter dormancy period, branches are pruned, pulled, and wired to adjust the direction of the branches and form the initial framework of the bonsai.

[0040] In the second year of cultivation, the seedlings continue to be raised freely. By late June, when the trunks of the seedlings have thickened and filled the grooves, leaf removal, shaping, and fine pruning are carried out to gradually cultivate a full crown.

[0041] After about two and a half years of repeated pruning and wiring, it finally takes shape into a grooved rock-attached bonsai with a tree trunk inlaid with stones, exuding a vigorous and natural charm.

[0042] Example 2 of the manufacturing process of a grooved rock-attached bonsai provided by the present invention: The difference between this embodiment and Embodiment 1 is that the stone material is selected as a high-hardness petrified wood with a height of about 65cm. When fixing, no isolation layer is laid, and the bottom of the stone material is directly fixed to the bottom surface of the bonsai pot using cement mortar.

[0043] Because of the high hardness of petrified wood, an angle grinder was first used to create an initial groove along the drawn lines during grooving. Then, an electric grinder with a 4mm grinding head was used to repeatedly grind and refine the groove. The groove depth was controlled to be no less than 7mm, ensuring that the groove depth was greater than the groove width.

[0044] The upper groove of the stone is about 4mm wide, and the lower groove is about 6mm wide.

[0045] In specific cultivation, the second year of cultivation is carried out with free-range cultivation. In this example, the bonsai is continuously cultivated until the winter dormancy period when the leaves fall, at which time it is pruned and wired.

[0046] After repeated cultivation until the tree crown is full, perform fine pruning, such as... Figure 7 As shown, the grooved rock-attached bonsai is now complete.

[0047] When cutting the groove, the groove should be cut around the stone at least once. After the seedling is embedded, the trunk should grow in close contact with the groove to prevent the tree from separating from the stone during the later thickening process.

[0048] Specifically, the trenches are set up along the route, with the grooves being deepened in the recessed sections of the stone to form concealed sections, and the grooves becoming shallower in the raised sections of the stone to form exposed sections. After the saplings are embedded, an alternating concealed and exposed stone attachment pattern is formed.

[0049] Based on the above description in this specification, those skilled in the art will also understand that the following terms, such as "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "width," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer," which indicate orientation or positional relationships, are based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings of this specification. They are only for the purpose of facilitating the explanation of the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not explicitly or implicitly suggest that the device or element involved must have the specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, the above-mentioned orientation or positional relationship terms should not be understood or interpreted as limitations on the present invention.

[0050] In addition, in the description of this specification, "multiple" means at least two, such as two, three or more, etc., unless otherwise expressly and specifically defined.

Claims

1. A manufacturing process for a grooved, rock-attached bonsai, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: S1. Selection and fixing of stones: Select hard stones, determine the viewing surface of the stones, and fix the stones to the bonsai pot. S2. Groove design and processing: Draw the planting line from top to bottom on the viewing surface of the stone, and then open the groove on the surface of the stone along the planting line, so that the depth of the groove is greater than the width. S3. Planting and fixing of seedlings: Fill the bonsai pot with potting soil, select seedlings and insert the trunks of the seedlings into the corresponding grooves and temporarily fix the trunks in place. The roots of the seedlings are buried in the potting soil. S4. Cultivation and Shaping: After watering thoroughly, place the seedlings in a cool environment for 5-7 days to allow them to recover and then proceed with normal cultivation and management. Regularly prune useless buds, and gradually cultivate the bonsai framework and full crown through pruning, pulling and wiring, eventually obtaining a grooved rock-attached bonsai.

2. The manufacturing process of the grooved rock-attached bonsai according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method for fixing stones inside a bonsai pot is to use cement to directly bond the bottom of the stone to the inside of the bonsai pot.

3. The manufacturing process of the grooved rock-attached bonsai according to claim 1, characterized in that, The method for fixing stones inside a bonsai pot is as follows: lay an isolation layer at the bottom of the bonsai pot, then place cement on the isolation layer, and fix the bottom of the stone with cement.

4. The manufacturing process of the grooved rock-attached bonsai according to claim 1, characterized in that, In S2, when creating trenches, an electric grinder is used to create trenches along the planting line, ensuring that the width of the trench at the bottom of the stone is greater than the width of the trench at the top, in order to match the shape of the sapling that is thicker at the bottom and thinner at the top.

5. The manufacturing process of the grooved rock-attached bonsai according to claim 4, characterized in that, When creating trenches, for high-hardness stone, first use an angle grinder to create an initial trench along the planting line, and then use an electric grinder to grind and refine the trench.

6. The manufacturing process of the grooved rock-attached bonsai according to claim 1, characterized in that, The attached path extends continuously from top to bottom along the uneven surface of the stone, forming a smooth curve without straight sections or sharp bends.

7. The manufacturing process of the grooved rock-attached bonsai according to claim 6, characterized in that, The trenches are set up along the route, deepening in the concave sections of the stone to form concealed sections, and becoming shallower in the convex sections of the stone to form exposed sections. After the saplings are embedded, they form an alternating concealed and exposed stone attachment pattern.

8. The manufacturing process of the grooved rock-attached bonsai according to claim 1, characterized in that, In S4, during cultivation and management, in the first year of cultivation, check the embedding status of the seedlings in the trench once a month, remove the tree roots and useless buds in the trench, and retain the branches at the front of the branching point to grow freely until the leaf fall dormancy period. During the winter dormancy period, branches are pruned, pulled, and wired to form the initial framework of the bonsai.

9. The manufacturing process of the grooved rock-attached bonsai according to claim 8, characterized in that, In the second year of cultivation, free-range cultivation continues. For small bonsai, if the seedlings have filled the trench, they are dug up from mid-June to the end of July for leaf removal and shaping.

10. The manufacturing process of the grooved rock-attached bonsai according to claim 8, characterized in that, In the second year of cultivation, free-range cultivation continues. For medium and large bonsai, cultivation continues until the winter dormancy period when leaves fall, at which time pruning and wiring are carried out. After repeated cultivation until the tree crown is full, it is carefully pruned to complete the creation of the grooved rock-attached bonsai.

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