上水石是一种不像一般石头那样坚硬,石体上布满纵横交错的管状孔的软质石材。主要分布在广东、四川、广西、贵州、云南、江浙以及我国北方部分地区。它容易加工造型,尤其是能利用毛细现象迅速吸水,浸湿整块石体,并在顷刻间将水吸至石顶。吸水后石上密密麻麻的“洞孔”犹如雾化器、加湿器,可以滋养植物,因此被认为是制作盆景的好石料。我们利用上水石作基质扦插黄金榕,获得了出奇的效果。黄金榕(Ficus microcarpa cv.‘Aurea’)生性强健,耐旱,抗瘠,喜光,耐阴,喜 Sheung Shui stone is not as hard as the general stone, stone covered with crisscross tubular holes soft stone. Mainly distributed in Guangdong, Sichuan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Jiangsu and Zhejiang and parts of northern China. It is easy to process and shape, especially the ability to use capillary phenomenon to absorb water rapidly, soak the whole stone, and in an instant it will suck the water to the stone roof. Absorbed after the stone on the dense “hole ” like a nebulizer, humidifier, can nourish the plant, it is considered to be good bonsai production of stone. We made use of Sheung Shui as the matrix cutting gold Ficus, obtained surprising results. Ficus microcarpa cv.’Aurea ’strong, drought-resistant, barren, hi light, shade-tolerant, hi