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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
May. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mitsuru Hirose, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Hirose Co., Ltd., Narashino, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 3/100 ; A01G 9/02 ; A01K 6/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 3/100 ; A01G 9/02 ; A01K 6/300 ;
Abstract
A method for growing ornamental plants by hydroponic cultivation, includes the steps of arranging a piece of a tree in a water tank, adhering support members to the tree, the support members being water permeable which are free to deform, placing plants on the support members, the roots of the plants being integrated with the soil, and supplying water to the support members so as to implement hydroponic cultivation of the plants on the tree.