Juniper Foliage Grafting Part 2

Grafting shimpaku foliage to a prostrata juniper, part 2, where the tree is shown after receiving grafts on all branches, and aftercare is discussed.

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Howto & Style

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• bonsai
• bonsai tree
• bonsai care
• bonsai grafting
• juniper bonsai

[chasnsx]

For those who are following: I did four more grafts on this tree today, and at this point it has as many as it can handle for this season. There are a total of 24 new grafts on it. We'll do a follow up somewhere around June to see how many survive.

[kaige50]

Nice vid once again, Charles. Thanks for taking time to explain everything. Good job with the grafts.

Q: Could you have done more grafts to this tree at this time? Like twice as many grafts? Or would that have put too much stress on the tree? How long before you can perform this method again? What is your sucess rate for this type of union?

Thx - Troy

[chasnsx]

I could have done another ten to fifteen grafts on the tree, but grafting is slow, demanding work, and it is hard on the fingers and the eyes. I'll do five to ten more on that tree this weekend. My success rate is anywhere from 20% to 80%, depending mostly on the weather. I am optimistic with this tree this year because the understock tree has been pushing new growth for two weeks, and the scion tree was not yet out of dormancy, which is an ideal situation for grafting.

[lowew79]

Thank you for another great video Mr Charles!! I got a question, will this grafting technique work on deciduous trees (specifically a Cotoneaster that an over eager rookie bent to far in wiring) in order to reapir a broken branch? What are the limits on species? can you graft anything onto anything? (I'm sure you can't but how do you know if 2 species are compatiable). Thanks again for another neat video!!

[chasnsx]

Related species are compatible, such as different varieties of juniper, or pine, or cedar, or maple. Deciduous trees can also be grafted, and the best time is just before they start pushing new leaves in the spring. The trick is to do them just as the sap starts running, because getting the saplines to merge is the key to achieving a live graft.

[scant6681]

Hi Charles, I am planning to do some grafts on a juniper any thoughts on it will greatly be appreciated.

Best regards,

Rishi.

[eallend]

I have a question, once the grafts have taken, if they take, will they really just start to replace the parent trees foliage? or will you have to continue to pinch back the original foliage? When is the best time to graft juniper? I need to graft a lower branch onto a small procumbens nana that i have.

[defoliatedMYmaple]

That's amazing shimpaku grafted on ancient prostrata.

Keep updated!!

[glennhynes]

Love your videos Charles. You have a serene decency about you. I don't do bonsai, but find it fascinating just watching you care for yours

[WarhammerLotRbuilder]

nice