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Plant configuration

Those exquisite matching techniques

Often makes the landscape more vivid and charming

The editor has sorted out several configuration methods

This is an introduction to plant configuration.

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"...the first category is isolated trees that provide shade and are used for viewing; the second category is isolated trees that are used purely for artistic purposes.

The individual beauty of a single tree is highlighted, and it serves as the landscape center and visual focus of a partially open area, playing a role in highlighting the landscape and guiding the line of sight. For solitary planting, trees with good tree shape and high ornamental value are generally selected.

Reference plants: large-leaf banyan, locust tree, ginkgo, Chinese pine, sycamore, small-leaf banyan, albizzia, weeping willow, cedar, podocarpus, araucaria, plum, cherry, osmanthus, magnolia, liquidambar, cotinus, purple-leaf plum, white pine, and torch tree.

2 pairs of plants

The symmetrical or balanced planting method of using two trees according to a certain axial relationship is mainly used to emphasize the intersections of parks, roads and squares. At the same time, it combines functions such as shade avoidance and rest, and plays a role in the spatial composition.

Regular planting

Use trees of the same species and specifications and arrange them symmetrically along the central axis of the main scenery.

Natural planting

Planting two or two clusters of plants of the same or similar species but different in size, posture and number asymmetrically on both sides of the main axis makes it both neat and lively.

3 rows of planting

4. Planting

When designing a clump of trees, the beauty of each individual tree is not shown, but the beauty of the group is mainly considered. Trees in the canopy only show the beauty of their canopy, and trees at the edge of the forest only show the beauty of their outer edge. Common forms include two-tree clumps, three-tree clumps, four-tree clumps, five-tree clumps, etc. It reflects the beauty of the group of trees through the organic combination and matching of individuals.

Basic principles: match herbaceous flowers with shrubs, shrubs with trees, and dark colors with light colors.

1. Three Trees

The sizes and postures of the trees should be contrasting and different. Three trees should not be placed in a straight line, and they should not be planted in an equilateral triangle.

Three trees in a clump Same species or different species

"The three trees are of the same species, but they are of different sizes, heights and postures. The largest tree, No. 1, and the smallest, No. 3, are close together in the first group. The three trees are not in the same straight line and do not form an equilateral triangle."

"The three trees are made of two different species. The two species are not much different. 1 and 2 are the same species, and 3 is between 1 and 2."

2 Four Trees:

Common: completely one type of tree, or at most two types, and they must be both trees or shrubs.

Special features: The trees are exactly the same species, but they are different in shape, posture, size, distance, and height.

"One of the basic types of scalene, where three are close together, 1, 2, 4 is the first group, and 3 and 2 are farther apart, forming the second group."

"One of the basic types of scalene triangles"

"Basic Types of Scalene Triangles 2"

Combination of different tree species

"The outer side is a scalene triangle"

"The outer side is a square with unequal sides"

3 Five Trees:

“The requirements of common and special aspects:

In the first combination, the five trees are of the same species, but each tree has a different shape, posture, movement, size, and planting distance. The most ideal grouping of the five trees is 3:2..."

"The second combination is that the five trees are made up of two different tree species, but one type of tree must be 3 and the other type must be 2."

"An unequal-sided pentagon, divided into units of three trees and two trees. Each unit has two trees, and the largest tree is in the unit of three trees."

"A trapezoid, divided into two trees per unit, three trees per unit, each unit has two tree species, and the largest theme tree is in the unit with three trees."

"Unequal-sided triangle"
"four plants per unit and one plant per unit"

Combination of different tree species:

"An unequal-sided pentagon, divided into units of three trees and two trees. Each unit has two trees, and the largest tree is in the unit of three trees."

"A trapezoid, divided into two trees per unit, three trees per unit, each unit has two tree species, and the largest theme tree is in the unit with three trees."

"Divided into four plants per unit and one plant per unit"

"Divided into four plants per unit and one plant per unit"

4. More than six trees:

“Seven-tree clumps: ideal groupings are 5:2 and 4:3, with no more than three tree species”
“Eight-tree clumps: ideal groupings are 5:3 and 2:6, with no more than four tree species”
“Nine-tree clumps: ideal groupings are 3:6 and 5:4 and 2:7, with no more than four tree species”
“For clumps of 15 or fewer trees, it is best not to have more than five tree species. If the trees are very similar in appearance, you can use more than one.”

5. When arranging trees, pay attention to the main body being prominent

5 Group Planting

From 20 to 30 trees and shrubs to hundreds of trees, the tree groups can be composed of a single tree species or several tree species. Plants can be matched according to the principles of botany and plant community structure. At the same time, in terms of composition, whether from the canopy, the vertical forest phase of the forest edge, or the seasonal phase of the four seasons, it is very rich.

6 Lin Zhi

Planting trees and shrubs in large numbers in patches or blocks is called forest planting, and the forest land or forest landscape is called scenic forest or woods. It is mostly used in scenic spots, forest parks, sanatoriums, quiet areas of large parks, sanitary protection forests, etc. There are natural forest belts, dense forests, sparse forests and other forms.

7. Hedge Planting

The planting form of trees densely planted in a long strip is called hedge planting. The long strip of trees formed by hedge planting is called a hedge or green wall. It is a common design in gardening technology, forming a natural barrier, which has the effect of isolation and beautification.

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