Thread grafting Japanese Maple Bonsai

Getting a branch exactly where you would like on your Japanese maple bonsai is a matter of grafting a new branch in the spot where you would like it. Drill a hole in the trunk.Pass a branch through the hole. FIx the branch in place, cover with cut paste and wait!

[@rebeccahunter725]

Love the timing of this one; it is a perfect loop!!

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thank you for noticing! I first mde the video, then I cut a part off, and pasted it, switched back and front to create the continued story!

[@redbaron2342]

I will try this now on a broomstick, and hope for the best🤣 - thanks for this video. Great idea!

[@GrowingBonsai]

It does require the tree to be alive!

[@scherpebocht]

Im going to try it with my table

[@100lols]

I’m tempted to give it a go!!!

[@GrowingBonsai]

Go for it!

[@joshuafrancisbartolome7290]

Im a big fan of your channel and been watching tons of videos. Im interested on doing this on my maple. Is there a particular season for me to do this? Its currently early summer here in vancouver. Will it be applicable to do this now?

[@brucejeffcott1104]

Awesome!

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thx!

[@myaccount4400]

Everyone wants that original logo looking bonsai tree but nobody wants to wait 50+years 😉

[@GrowingBonsai]

True. And to be honest, I do not like grafting much. In this case there is such a large scar, that I doubt many branches will pop there.

[@garlanddavidson6845]

I love your idea with the screen over the soil because I always have rodents like squirrels getting in my bonsai trees never-ending battle between my wife and always feeds the damn things and keeping peace between my bonsai I tried to squirrelanator it a clever cage I can catch 8 to 12 at a time & catch them & relocate them, but she always let them free before I can even do it 😢-So I stopped using it, just to save me the argument🙃

[@GrowingBonsai]

sounds like a test with mesh is indeed needed!

[@TheBonsaiCreator_Krish]

Nice technique 👍👍. New subscriber here

[@Bonsaicrazy]

Awesome 👊

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thanks !

[@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371]

Drillgrafting👍👍👍

[@backbudbonsai]

Is late winter or early spring the only time to thread graft?

[@madkev415]

Can you do this technique on any ficus trees or only on maple?

[@nicholassantos2591]

What is that clay you put over the hole?

[@GrowingBonsai]

regular cutpaste!

[@kirliyapag1641]

Can you do an update video on this?

[@GrowingBonsai]

Absolutely! There will be a full-year video on this! Still in the making phase though!

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

Ive got a few of these planned this year. Do you bother to remove any of the cambium on the whip?

[@GrowingBonsai]

I did not do that with this one.Japanese maple has such a thin bark on young branches that I expect fusion no matter wat

[@redwork7230]

Can i go with it on ficus ginseng?

[@kiwibonsai2355]

✌️❤️🇳🇿

[@GrowingBonsai]

Thx Kiwi!

[@theoschmitt3037]

Muss ich künftig auch noch machen😊

[@GrowingBonsai]

Nicht zu lange warten, sonnst sind die knospen zu dick!

[@theoschmitt3037]

@@GrowingBonsai das werde ich beachten, danke Jelle.