Kanuma soil

Japanese: 鹿沼土 - かぬまつち
Kanuma soil

It is a weathered pumice stone from a volcanic eruption, and is distributed about 1 meter wide in a layer 2 to 3 meters below the volcanic ash soil mainly around Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture, hence the name. It is said to have erupted from Mount Akagi tens of thousands of years ago. To be precise, it is weathered pumice stone, not soil. It is a soft, yellowish brown mass, porous, acidic soil with low nutrient absorption, but has a high water retention and good breathability. It has a large water capacity compared to ordinary soil, so once water is added, it retains water for several days, and the large gaps between the particles make it breathable. Kanuma soil is characterized by its excellent water retention and breathability, and is particularly used as a culture soil for potted garden plants such as bonsai. Kanuma soil can be used alone or mixed with other soils. It can be used alone for azaleas and azaleas. It is also suitable as soil for cuttings. Layers of floating rock deposits are found in many places outside the Kanuma region, including well-known examples such as "Bora," found around Sakurajima in southern Kyushu, and misotsuchi, found mainly in southern Nagano Prefecture.

[Yuki Koyama]

[Reference items] | Pumice | Cultivation soil | Floating stone soil | Bora | Miso soil

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

火山噴出物である浮石(ふせき)(軽石)が風化したもので、栃木県鹿沼市付近を中心とした火山灰土壌の2~3メートル下層に1メートル程度の幅で分布しているのでこの名がある。数万年前に赤城(あかぎ)山から噴出したものといわれる。正確には浮石の風化物で土ではない。黄褐色の軟らかい塊状をなし、多孔質で養分の吸収力は弱い酸性土であるが、水分の保持力に富み通気性もよい。普通の土壌に比べて容水量が大きいため、一度給水すると数日間保水しており、また粒子間のすきまが大きいため通気性がよい。このように保水と通気性に優れているのが鹿沼土の特徴で、盆栽など鉢植えの園芸植物の培養土としてとくに賞用されている。鹿沼土の使い方は単独で用いる場合と、他の土と混合して用いる場合とがある。サツキ、ツツジ類には単独で用いる。また挿木の用土にも適している。浮石の堆積(たいせき)層は鹿沼地方以外にも多くみられ、九州南部の桜島周辺に分布する「ぼら」、長野県南部に主として分布する味噌土(みそつち)などがよく知られる。

[小山雄生]

[参照項目] | 軽石 | 培養土 | 浮石土 | ぼら | 味噌土

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