coh
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Glad to see the dire prediction(s) on the first page turned out wrong. Coming along nicely. Maybe a better pic when time permits?
Japanese Black Pine slant style.
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Nah, I've got scores now, most less then 5 years old and still being grown out. This is my oldest and most developed.
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coh
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Thanks!
A little too dark on my screen, I can see this one better:
A little too dark on my screen, I can see this one better:
Giga
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Looks great compared to where it started!
Brian Van Fleet
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Happiest it's looked! Nice turnaround Dave.
JudyB
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Very nice to see it so happy. It has a particular Dav4 feel to it as well, which I quite like.
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Actually, the entire new apex has been grown from a single approach graft...the only successful graft I've ever had on a pine, though I suspect the latest one will take. I suspect two of the reasons for my mixed success are 1) I didn't make the wedge where the scion is attached to the trunk deep enough, and 2) I removed the old apex before attempting the graft. Having the old apex growing strongly while attempting the grafts would have made that section of trunk more vigorous. Most approach grafts require a year or longer to take. This spring, after the first flush of growth, I'll start separating the graft by 25% each month and by next fall, it should be fully taken...I hope. That's about 18 months...
barrosinc
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Another nice pine, Dave.
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Here are some pictures of the graft. Not that it's being held by only 1 grafting nail. Fixing the scion so that there is no motion, ever, between the scion and the trunk is extremely important. Normally, I would have used more nails and grafting tape, but this one nail really did what I needed it to do.
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0soyoung
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Polar Auxin Transport directs auxin downward, from foliage to root. The 'direction' of your graft appears to be oriented in opposition to the 'direction' of the stem/trunk. I think aligning the PAT directions would be beneficial.
Does your experience indicate it matters?
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Perhaps. The graft that took was oriented along a branch and was directed outwards and opposite to this one. So, with a total of three attempts and 2 failures that were oriented as this one is, you might be right. Still, I've had success with this orientation in approach grafting on maples, and this is exactly how the procedure was described in an old Bonsai Today article on how to approach graft JBP.
Andrew Robson
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Nice progression! I enjoyed reading this thread and seeing your tree. Hearing that it was field grown in main makes me think that it might not be too bad of an idea to field grow them in Connecticut like I had originally thought!
Thanks for sharing, and good luck with the next 3 years of development!!!
Thanks for sharing, and good luck with the next 3 years of development!!!
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I did some root work on this one today...
sorce
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I never seen this with those pegs.
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Sorce
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Sorce
thumblessprimate1
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It's a snazzy idea. 
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The pegs are sectioned chopsticks and they push firmly against the seedling and hold them in the groove cut in the trunk.
thumblessprimate1
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I think it'll make removing the staples easier later, too.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Thats all?
I though it may be for more specific ends.
I hope they take!
This thing must love you!
Nice!
Sorce
