Bonsai Landscape Arch with Saucer Seki-joju

Create your own oasis of calm right on your desk. The landscape arch is more than just a pot – it's a sculptural platform that combines modern geometry with natural beauty. This model was designed to form a stunning, arched landscape bridge, perfect for bonsai trees (like the maple pictured), succulents, air plants, orchids or moss projects.

Features & Design

• Unique Sculptural Arch Shape: At its heart is a flowing, arched bridge made of organic materials (soil, moss) suspended over a reflective water surface. This creates a dramatic visual separation and depth not possible with traditional round pots.

   

• Modular & Customizable: The base plate and arch are separate parts for easy planting and maintenance. The base offers ample space for pebbles, moss, and decorative elements to personalize your scene.

   

   

  What you need:

• Keto: A black, sticky peat soil or clay (available from bonsai specialists).
• Akadama: Fine bonsai substrate (for root aeration).

• Wire: Thin aluminum wire (0.5–1.0 mm).

   

• Step-by-Step Guide:

• The Mixture: Mix Keto with some finely ground Akadama. Knead the mixture with a little water until it has the consistency of firm pizza dough or modeling clay. It should no longer stick to your fingers but must be extremely elastic.

   

• The Base on the Arch: Apply a layer of the Keto mixture about 1 cm thick to the top of your 3D print. Press it firmly onto the structure.

   

• Secure the Tree: Place the bonsai (with a shallowly trimmed root ball) onto the Keto layer. Use thin wire to securely fix the tree.

   

• Build Walls: Form small "walls" from the remaining Keto soil along the edges of the arch. This creates a kind of trough into which you can fill normal, granular bonsai soil for the fine roots.
• Watering: This design utilizes the physics of nature. Instead of painstakingly watering the tree from above (which often washes away soil), this model uses the principle of capillarity (Water rises spontaneously through the fine pores of the soil and moss, just like with a wick.)

Have fun printing and designing!