Prunus Dulcis - Will Saplings Fuse? Am Trying.....

[Firstflush]

Do prunus fuse like many tropicals and some deciduous? Seen a few vids of ash and acer fusion projects.
My friend and I got some almonds from Bakersfiel, Ca. We had great success with germination.

Anyway, we are trying an approximate 12 tree fusion for fun. Think it will work? Ideas on success?

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Today I saw a 45+ year old cherry tree leaning over another just above the rootbase. They weren't fused after so many years of touching, so I think it doesn't happen.

But I'd love to be wrong about this.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

In theory, any woody tree seedlings can be bundled together to fuse. In practice, often the results are less than satisfactory. But sometimes it works. Give it a try. Almonds (Prunus dulce) (not dulcis), do grow relatively quickly. A single trunk, planted in the ground can be brought up to 4 inches diameter in less than 10 years, I would also try to size up a few single trunks and see how development compares to your fusion project. I wager, in similar amounts of time you will be happier with the single trunks.

 

[BonsaiMatt]

I believe you will need a stronger way to bind them together, that tape will stretch and break long before they fuse.

 

[Firstflush]

Everywhere I read I saw dulcis.
I’ll look into something stronger for binding.

 

[Firstflush]

We have singles going as well and wired a few. Feed feed feed.....