Plant and stem design and method of making

A method for producing a lifelike product on a multi-axis machining center, the method comprising:

• fastening a blank to the machining center for processing, the blank defining an upper portion;
• machining a plurality of elongate stems and a plurality of plant bodies disposed adjacent to each other to form a cluster of plant bodies into the upper portion of the blank, each stem defining a plant end, each plant body defining a top surface, each plant body including a stem receptacle whereto the plant end of a respective one of the stems converges, the stem receptacles at least partially disposed on the top surface of the plant body;
• and
• machining an arcuate rim into each of the stem receptacles, the arcuate rim substantially encircling at least a portion of a respective one of the plant ends of the stem disposed within the respective stem receptacle.