interesting growth

[Luke]

hey
I got this grevillea angulata a couple months ago, i know its nothing special as a bonsai! but in the past few days its grown a branch completely different to the rest of the tree. Iv done some reading and im guessing it was grafted and the bottom stock is a different species to the top.
Im thinking its another species of grevillea. Anyone have any thoughts on what type, and the tree in general.. (should i keep the new branch?)
thanks
luke

[bonscythe]

The bottom stock could be Grevillea robusta (Silky-Oak), the leaves look similar.
They are sometimes used for their hardy root-stock, with a weaker species grafted on top.
Cheers

[Luke]

thanks man but im still unsure, after looking at some pics of G. robusta i can see differences. BUT.. its very young growth im comparing...

[FlyBri]

The bottom stock could be Grevillea robusta (Silky-Oak), the leaves look similar.
They are sometimes used for their hardy root-stock, with a weaker species grafted on top.
Cheers

I'm with Bonscythe on this: G. robusta is indeed a hardy roostock, and it has probably been used as a replacement for the (probably) weaker G.angulata roots. G robusta is a really fast grower in many parts of Australia, and some (myself included) have experimented with it as Bonsai stock.

Thanks and good luck.

Fly.

PS: Nice start there Luke - just keep an eye on the graft area, as it may swell to the point of being ugly. If that odd branch is too close to the graft, it will probably accelerate the swelling, so I'd look at removing it.

[bonscythe]

I'm with Bonscythe on this: G. robusta is indeed a hardy roostock, and it has probably been used as a replacement for the (probably) weaker G.angulata roots. G robusta is a really fast grower in many parts of Australia, and some (myself included) have experimented with it as Bonsai stock.

How did the G. robusta go as bonsai Fly? I don't think I have seen one in a pot..
Did you try the leaf cut through the middle to reduce their size?
I don't particularly like the species but I have seen how quickly they grow, trying to imagine how much faster they would grow with all the fert.

Luke, I reckon the leaf shape of the upper foliage looks interesting. Kinda reminds me of holly a little bit, with all those points
Cheers

[Luke]

cheers fellas!
i will indeed keep an eye on the graft area! i do not want it any uglier, its already a bit of a sour spot!. I agree the top half looks allot like holy foliage, my dad pointed it out when i found it, that was a couple months ago. Just today while getting (too much ) stuff at bunnings,, i saw some native holy and they are very simmilar to my G angulata leaves (more points it seemed).
This tree is pretty much an experiment bonsai for me.. i actually fractured the trunk while bending......(top bend) but it never skipped a beat... its growing so fast im going to conclude that the base stock is indeed G robusta.
thanks for the info!

luke

[Greth]

Yeah robusta is commonly used as rootstock for grafting, lovely tree in its own right too.