(I have pretty much decided to air layer off the end of the dead straight San Jose branch and jin the stub, it's as thick as my wrist so would made a cool stocky Shohin. As for the rest of the 1-2" thick branches.....have to see how the grafting goes first really. I might graft to the base of that straight branch too before layering it, but that's pretty low on a juniper for a primary branch so I'm in two minds about it.)
Chinese Juniper - going to need a plan soon!
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ihaveaspaceship
Shohin
Why not graft your large juniper? Looks like a good candidate!
That’s the plan as I said...but I have to grow more Itoigawa mass/bulk to use as scions first hence the smaller ones. I only have one main Itoigawa source which is a small shohin so I can’t keep chopping more bits off it to use!
I bought the shohin partly with the aim to get material from cuttings but several batches failed, then three air layers failed as well, odd that grafting turned out the most reliable/easiest method in the end!
I bought the shohin partly with the aim to get material from cuttings but several batches failed, then three air layers failed as well, odd that grafting turned out the most reliable/easiest method in the end!
barrosinc
Masterpiece
Good luck! Trunk has tons of potential
The grafts didn’t go as well as planned, 2 or 3 are alive still.
I think that in effect the understock isn’t vigorous enough, and it’s due a repot to try to get the dregs of field soil out of the core. So into a grow box in coarse mix it goes!
There was a build up of moss on the flakey bark, plus a lot of shari and live veins so I used a hose to scrub the trunk, worked surprisingly well! I was going to start the air layer on the long straight branch but seeing the deadwood and veins I’m not 100% sure...the wood is starting to rot so maybe I’ll carve/hollow and bend and use that branch after all.
For now the plan is just to speed it up and graft it with more Itoigawa.
I think that in effect the understock isn’t vigorous enough, and it’s due a repot to try to get the dregs of field soil out of the core. So into a grow box in coarse mix it goes!
There was a build up of moss on the flakey bark, plus a lot of shari and live veins so I used a hose to scrub the trunk, worked surprisingly well! I was going to start the air layer on the long straight branch but seeing the deadwood and veins I’m not 100% sure...the wood is starting to rot so maybe I’ll carve/hollow and bend and use that branch after all.
For now the plan is just to speed it up and graft it with more Itoigawa.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
I think grafting will work best once the tree is well established and strong. Recently repotted might not be the best basis for grafting?
That’s what I meant by speed it up - speed up the under-stock in effect to improve grafting results
Crazy Diamond
Omono
Wow thats a beast, in few years it will become a really nice tree
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Oh wow, not so big after all!
It looked like a massive tree!
That is great, a size which is easy to manage
It’s huge by my standards haha!! Will be happier when I finally get it compact...
