Hi fellow bonsai enthusiast,
Just wanted to show a Dissectum Autumn fire that i 3 seperate propergation methods going all at the same time, all on the 1 tree,
The tree is a Dissectum Autumn fire that is grafted about 50-60 cm high.
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Firstly I didnt like the graft to be so high so i decided to place a airlayer about 5cm below the graft on the root stock to eventually get a shorter tree, I saw that there are already roots in the layer and it should continue to grow further.
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So since the bottom root stock would eventually be disposed of after i remove the top airlayer, i decided to graft a Germaines Gyration weeping maple to the bottom of the Root stock from the Autumn fire. This graft has taken and the new cultivar has been growing strong.
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And thirdly i used the branches up top of the Autumn fire to approach graft onto another seperate standard Acer palmatum tree which has a twin trunk on it, and i have used this to approach graft 2 branches ( from the Autumn Fire ) to eventually get another Autumn Fire tree with a low twin trunk style.
Ill leave these untill end of summer and by then the graft should of healed together by then.
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This was the first time i have tried multiple grafts and a airlayer on the same tree, but thinking about it, there shouldn't be any reason why each of them shouldn't work so i just decided to give it a go and learn from it.
Maple with 3 propagation methods at the same time..crazy!
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Maple with 3 propagation methods at the same time..crazy!
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Re: Maple with 3 propagation methods at the same time..crazy!
This is pretty cool and shows how plants can be manipulated by us animals
I'm actually yet to do any grafting but keen to start with Ficus natalensis and microcarpa, and Shimpaku onto garden variety chinensis.
I'm actually yet to do any grafting but keen to start with Ficus natalensis and microcarpa, and Shimpaku onto garden variety chinensis.