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Originally grafted only 10 or so years ago. This is a very nice variety of Nishiki (many buds).
Even though I grafted very low, the trunck has ''stretched'' up revealing the union. Not much can be done now but still not too bad I guess.
Trunk detail
This one on the other hand was a layer. (same variety) It is MUCH slower growing but has the huge advatage of being able to develop the bark on the roots. I have high hopes for this tree in the future!

Wow great bark on these bad boys!



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Such gnarly looking trees!

Love that layer.

Very cool looking!


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Loving that bark...looks verrry familiar...I believe I purchased one of your grafts a couple of years back. It is currently growing scion wood and turning into a large bonsai but I'll post some pics.

The layer is great! How large was the stock when you layered? Was it corky or younger wood? Any tips on ring bark/tourniquet/layer medium/hormone etc?

Both great trees, thanks for posting.

Very nice trees. Bark will be incredible in years to come.

I purchased this one from Treeman at the BSV sale day a few years ago. Very impressed with his grafting on this particular one.

Scott Roxburgh wrote:Loving that bark...looks verrry familiar...I believe I purchased one of your grafts a couple of years back. It is currently growing scion wood and turning into a large bonsai but I'll post some pics.

The layer is great! How large was the stock when you layered? Was it corky or younger wood? Any tips on ring bark/tourniquet/layer medium/hormone etc?

Both great trees, thanks for posting.

Yes Scott this one, yours and Gerard's came from the same batch.
The layer was done on very young growth (about pencil thickness) I used the tourniquet. No hormones from what I remmember. If you do 10 you might get 2 or 3 with good roots all around but even the others will eventually make trees too. You just have to adapt to what they have. I actually had a layer with only one root but in time it became the trunk and I was able to form a nebari. (but I sold that one)
It's a young man's game!

Gerard wrote:

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I purchased this one from Treeman at the BSV sale day a few years ago. Very impressed with his grafting on this particular one.

Yep yours has got a nice graft union - better than mine. It will be a great tree!

Corky bark from the same batch

Very nice!!

Sorry to hijack your thread, but you seem like you know very much what you're doing.

I bought some young grafted Nishiki pines a couple of years back online sight unseen and the grafts are nothing short of horrible. I have a few JBP from seed which I would like to utilise and take cuttings from the nishiki's and grafting onto the jbp rootstock. Would younsuggest this to be the best option, or would you suggest trying layering onto their own roots?

If grafting is going to be the most successful option, can you pleasepoint me in the right direction for info on how to do this? I believe the scion and rootstick need to be prepped at different times of the year?

Any info/suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Sorry it does not help you Luke but.....
On August 29 this year Treeman will be demonstrating and helping club members with their grafting skills at BSV (Bonsai Society of Victoria) this will be a workshop night and members are encouraged to be prepared and bring along that 'special grafting project'

Gerard wrote:Sorry it does not help you Luke but.....
On August 29 this year Treeman will be demonstrating and helping club members with their grafting skills at BSV (Bonsai Society of Victoria) this will be a workshop night and members are encouraged to be prepared and bring along that 'special grafting project'

That would be fantastic but I am geographically challenged here in Adelaide.

Luke308 wrote:Very nice!!

Sorry to hijack your thread, but you seem like you know very much what you're doing.

I bought some young grafted Nishiki pines a couple of years back online sight unseen and the grafts are nothing short of horrible. I have a few JBP from seed which I would like to utilise and take cuttings from the nishiki's and grafting onto the jbp rootstock. Would younsuggest this to be the best option, or would you suggest trying layering onto their own roots?

If grafting is going to be the most successful option, can you pleasepoint me in the right direction for info on how to do this? I believe the scion and rootstick need to be prepped at different times of the year?

Any info/suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Luke, If you have enough material why not try both?
But meanwhile I found this for you:
http://bonsaitonight.com/2013/01/15/cre ... lack-pine/