I recall an article from Bonsai Today where they did a root thread graft. A
hole was drilled through the root of a trident maple. Another trident was
threaded through. Then when the graft was complete the upper portion of the
threaded trident was cut off. So it is possible to improve nebari by thread
grafting.

Sean Nemecek - Cadillac, MI - Zone 4b or 5a


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Iris Cohen"
To:
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 10:13 PM
Subject: [IBC] root thread graft


Yes, you can thread graft a Norway maple branch onto an A. palmatum;
but no,
because you would end up with a large-leaved, coarse branch on a lovely
little-leaved tree

I think we are having trouble with the term thread graft. A thread graft
is
where you take a long skinny branch, drill a hole right through the trunk
where
you want a new branch, and thread the tip of the branch through the hole.
Before doing this, you scrape the bark from the right spot on the branch
to
make sure the cambium layers meet. The branch fuses to the trunk and you
eventually cut the back piece off, leaving the new branch. This is usually
done
with a branch from the same tree. There are other types of grafts, like
approach grafts, budding, etc.
Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)


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