Ethan - I have two thoughts for you:
1. If this pine has been indoors in a furniture store for any length of
time, it is probably dead, or close to it.
2. Grafting on pines is one of the more exotic procedures in horticulture.
It can be done, but only by experts. The usual equipment includes a room in
which the humidity is kept very high and the temperature can be carefully
monitored. I only know of a handful of people who have been successful at
it - and half of this group are deceased.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ethan Smith"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2005 9:26 PM
Subject: [IBC] Shoot grafting
I ran across this website a while ago.
http://www.andyrutledge.com/worlds2/black_begin2.html
He appears to be implying that some of these monster black pines are
grown then chopped back and new limbs totally grafted on. Is this
typical in a Japanese bonsai nursey?
Are these thread grafted limbs cut from the plant and moved to a new
location or are those shoots grown with bud grafts?
I guess I'm curious because I found a Pinus Densiflora at a local hip
furniture store with a 4 inch cliper trunk in a 10 gallon container.
it has been trained into a upswept topiary style, but might be usable.
The best part is the clearance price at 60 dollars. My question is in
the next few years would be feasable to graft new shoots on the lower
part of the trunk, I will certainly practice grafting on some other
stuff before I attempt to do anything to this one.
--
Ethan Smith, Columbus, Ohio
USDA Zone 6, Sunset 35 & 41
but wait around, it may feel more like zone 2 or even 9?
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