The Art of Bonsai

Category: Root-over-rock

  • Root-over-rock style

    One of my favorite forms of bonsai is the root-over-rock design. It incorporates an attractive stone with nice texture and fissures and a bonsai tree growing over it. In this case it is a Ficus ‘Mystery’ that was planted on this rock about 15 years ago. The original plant was quite boring and frankly ugly…

  • Root-over-rock style

    One of the most interesting styles of bonsai is the root-over-rock design. Simply a tree is designed to grow over a rock. There are many variations to this form but Ficus do very well in this configuration as their roots are aggressive and will cling to a stone if given a chance. One caution is…

  • Root-over-rock style

    Figs grow very well when placed on or grown over a rock. Root-over-rock designs are also very much admired by bonsai lovers. Figs with their aggressive root systems easily tolerate being placed over a rock. The rock is covered with soil and the tree is allowed to grow vigorously to attach the roots to the…

  • Root-over-rock design

    One of the most popular designs is the root-over-rock design where a tree or trees is growing draped over a stone. In this example a Ficus ‘Mystery’ was placed on a rock about 9-10 years ago. It was a piece of a larger plant see http://www.bonsaihunk.us/info/BreakingUpIsEasyToDo.html This section was frankly quite ugly and I almost discarded it. Rather…