Orlando Bonsai » branch https://www.orlandobonsai.com The purpose of this site is to share and enjoy the art, history and horticulture of bonsai and to provide current bonsai news and information. Sun, 19 Sep 2021 06:47:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 For the good of the bonsai https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1911 https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1911#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:13:38 +0000 http://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=1911 In this video I describe what a sacrifice branch is and when you would need to have one. They can be used to heal scars or increase the thickness of a trunk in a specific area. They are extremely useful to use the power of the tree in order to make improvements to your tree.


]]> https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?feed=rss2&p=1911 0 Approach graft-ed https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=795 https://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=795#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:21:14 +0000 http://www.orlandobonsai.com/?p=795 Well last year I attemped my first approach graft on my Trident Maple that was not budding out where I needed it to. Today I got an opportunity to inspect the graft and it looks like it was successful.

The last time I showed the tack the branch was much thinner. However over the year the branch has thinkened, and the graft has really healed.

Here is a close up after the tack was removed. Normally I would clip off the lead branch before the graft. However I think I’ll leave it on a little longer just to be sure that the graft is ready and strong enough to support the branch.

Here is the tree as it looks right after loosing its leaves for the year. I have some wiring to do, but the tree has filled in nicely.


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