Approach Grafting a Pine Bonsai

Tony Tickle shows how to approach graft a difficult Scots Pine Yamadori bringing the foliage closer to the base of the material.

[@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371]

Thank you Sir Tony,for giving us another lesson in patience❤❤❤

[@daveclarke4875]

Excellent presentation. Great descriptions of aesthetics (I’m loving your words like spaghetti and swirl -call me a word geek I know!) and inspiring us to have the confidence to try riskier techniques. Much appreciated mentoring! We are always hungry for knowledge. There’s no substitute for hearing things “ex cathedra”! Thanks Tony

[@robbo60cr]

As always very informative. Thanks Tony.

[@drfreddave9020]

Very interesting. Nice to see a variation of the friction grafting that happens in nature. Hope it works well for you

[@BlueSkyBonsai]

Excellent work! The trunks on both those pines are magnificent! Regards from Madrid

[@GraftingTactick]

Great tutorial, thanks for sharing 👌

[@MrAcokgitra]

One of my favorit kontentan, you did grat jobb and verry good excplenation.

[@isidroalbertgarcia2396]

Amazing work, respect 🙏

[@muliabonsai1470]

Wow good bonsai master❤️👍👍👍

[@lakeelsinorebonsai1203]

Thank you Tony for another excellent teaching! Another lesson learned! By the way, that’s a big lapel mic you got there.

[@TonyTickle]

It’s a Bluetooth remote mic

[@murphyorama]

Thanks Tony. I tried this with a mugo pine which didn't work. Someone told me recently that the technique doesn't work with mugo pine. Any thoughts on that?

[@jordanwareing1823]

Thank you very informative

[@evolution_bonsai]

Tony, do you find this summer time the most appropriate for approach grafting with respect to your climate in the spring in the UK? Or irrespective of spring weather, generally in the warmth of summer prior to vascular growth is the most appropriate time in your experience?

[@TonyTickle]

Hi Rafael, The time to graft is when the sap is flowing, early summer is best

[@glynwinmill38]

Hi Tony do you have an update on the grafts as I’m planning to do something similar myself?

[@TonyTickle]

my grafts have taken well, but no work will start until 2024

[@alessandromassimo5717]

Did it take?

[@TonyTickle]

It sure did updates later this year

[@antonioraviolioto3886]

How do you know when the graft has taken?

[@TonyTickle]

When the graft has swollen large and the foliage is abundant