Advice on potential bonsai graft
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ShimpakuBonsai
Chumono
This looks like some kind of Willow tree to me.
I don't exactly understand what you want but do you want to take of this branch and graft it on a bonsai you have?
I don't exactly understand what you want but do you want to take of this branch and graft it on a bonsai you have?
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
Welcome to the site!
It would help us if you could indicate, in general, where you live.
I agree with @ShimpakuBonsai that your tree appears to be some sort of willow. If that is the case, willows naturally contain very high levels of auxin (rooting hormone) and will root in nothing but a container of water. If you are looking to take that branch and start a new bonsai from it, you could probably just prune the branch, put it in a container of warm water in the sun, and wait until you see roots - at which point you can move it into soil.
However this work is best accomplished in the late spring/early summer. If you happen to live south of the equator - you're in good shape!
Thank you for your message. That's exactly what I had in mind. Although, I thought I would need to buy some rooting hormone to add to the branch once removed.
I live in Perth, Western Australia in we are in summer now. Thank you for your advice.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Desert O'Piñon
Chumono
I would have guessed willow, too. The bark matches. But then I saw op was from Australia. Leaves are a match for eucalyptus, but I'm not familiar enough with them to know their bark. But I've heard their bite can be severe...
@Gloo, I think you are wanting to strike/take a cutting, rather than a graft. Cuttings are fairly simple, but each species has different requirements and ideal conditions. As @Bonsai Nut said, willow is very easy to root in a matter of weeks, whereas some conifers can take months or years.
Grafting is a more advanced technique wherein you are fusing parts of two different plants (or even the same plant to a different part of itself), such as branches, buds, or roots. Eventually, I hope to be able to attempt some grafting myself.
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Shibui
Imperial Masterpiece
I also suspect the OP has terminology wrong and wants to strike cuttings to make a new tree from that branch?
As to ID, not enough detail to be able to narrow this down to species yet. We'll need a shot of the entire tree for growth habit. Also need to know where it is growing for habitat reference. Any flowers or seed pods would help too.
I very much doubt this is Eucalypt. I don't know of any with bark like this tree - but there is a Euc in the background of the 2nd pic.
Willow is possible. Most willow species are considered weeds in Western Australia but the soil here looks very dry and sandy. Unless it's growing along a permanent water course willow is unlikely in dry sand like that.
WA also has a native species known as West Australian Peppermint, Willow myrtle or Weeping peppermint - Agonis flexuosa that has bark as shown. Need to see the whole tree to assess growth habit. Seed pods would be really helpful.
As to ID, not enough detail to be able to narrow this down to species yet. We'll need a shot of the entire tree for growth habit. Also need to know where it is growing for habitat reference. Any flowers or seed pods would help too.
I very much doubt this is Eucalypt. I don't know of any with bark like this tree - but there is a Euc in the background of the 2nd pic.
Willow is possible. Most willow species are considered weeds in Western Australia but the soil here looks very dry and sandy. Unless it's growing along a permanent water course willow is unlikely in dry sand like that.
WA also has a native species known as West Australian Peppermint, Willow myrtle or Weeping peppermint - Agonis flexuosa that has bark as shown. Need to see the whole tree to assess growth habit. Seed pods would be really helpful.
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