Grafting Bonsai - Approach Grafting a 300+ year old Juniper

[@Benw3790]

Can't wait to see how all the projects you've done this year turn out! Even if any of them failed it can still be great content for learning. Keep up the good work guys!

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thank you Ben! I always try to show updates of my trees, even if it didn’t work out like you said. If you don’t see an update on a specific tree most likely it sold after the KZbin video posts.

[@DavesBonsai]

Wow, that is quite the specimen! Look forward to seeing this one down the road.

[@Lennart.R.LK.Bonsai]

again a very informative video, thanks jerome.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thank you very much 🙏🌳

[@henzobonsai]

Nice sharing videos

[@bonsai-tvc1426]

Very good! My friend!

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thank you!

[@16kwillia]

Excellent content!! Can wait for the update in fall. Some more grafting videos will be nice.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

You got it 😊

[@raymondplodzien7459]

Wow Jerome! What a super project. Cannot wait for updates.

[@johanvanrensburg5625]

Wow how amassing thanks

[@getintothewildwithjeffruma8777]

It will be great to watch as this tree develops over the next couple of years. Thanks👍

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

I can’t wait Jeff 🙌

[@timdady4660]

fantastic so informative, thanks Jarome , UK here

[@Plantarea]

300+ year? 🤩 this is stunning! 😍 .

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thank you! :)

[@carloscruz6536]

Very interesting video show us the progress 👍👍🇵🇷

[@robertfrimer4499]

Hi, I watched your juniper grafting videos. Great work. I also grafted in the spring of 2023. Can I try to unpack the graft now in the fall of 2024? When can I remove the juniper from the parent plant. Thank you

[@mirandusings]

Itoigawa is more faithful to replicating the original foliage while still looking better

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Not sure what you mean by faithful and replicating the original foliage but I guess it is personal preference :)

[@IMHobby121]

On thread grafting, can you cut on the branch portion to make it look like an aerial root? Thanks so much and God bless!

[@kylepurvis6231]

Nice video, who did you pick up the collected tree from? It’s a great size, very manageable compared to so many you see these days. Would be great to pick up a nice medium size specimen! Thanks

[@karinpetersen8330]

Ohhh this is the One you made a tanuki from right?

[@surfgreen60]

Congratulations on a great tree. Where can I get my hands on one of those yellow-handled scrapers? I need that small end.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Thank you! Believe it or not, but that’s a pumpkin carving tool and is my favorite by far. 😂

[@MehranAshkanian]

Do you graft the scion on the life vain or just on the trunk ? Apeciate your reply 🙏👍

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

@@MehranAshkanian the life vein, you need living tissue for this to work 🙂🌳

[@MehranAshkanian]

@WeareTheBonsaiSupply thanks a lot your kind reply q🙏🌹🌲

[@alexanderkahle2384]

What is the best time to do this action? ❤

[@sbragaglia]

Great video: lots of info and great demonstration! Looking forward to see how it goes! Only one correction: wait until you get a few more years behind your back and you won’t say anymore that age is just a number! 😉

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Hahahah! 😅

[@MitchellMasilun]

Great video Jerome, question regarding location of the graft on the live vein. Does it matter where on the live vein you graft, to increase the success? Meaning is the center better than closer to the deadwood.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Hey Mitchell, center of the live vein is definitely better. Keep in mind that you will always see the approach graft so try to hide it a bit by attaching it from the back.

[@MitchellMasilun]

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply Thank you for the info and reply. Maybe we'll get you another yamadori or two if you visit us in Tucson next year. We got some prime collecting spots scouted :)

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

@@MitchellMasilun don’t threaten me with a good time Mitchell! 😂 that would be super cool!

[@MitchellMasilun]

@@WeareTheBonsaiSupply Oh I'll threaten! Just last week, we dug up some manzanita's. Traditionally, It's not the best time, but some were theorizing that now-during monsoon, when the tree is at it's strongest-might be an option. They are SUPER hard to keep alive, so why not try something different. There's SO many of those, and oaks, 10 mins from my place. One seeds are harder to get, since many have dug most of the good one's up. I know you were talking with Cynthia, we are sorting things out, and will reach out soon to see what's your availability late winter.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

@@MitchellMasilun I like that you are trying something new, always innovate! Let’s continue this conversation through [e-mail] I would imagine you have tons of California junipers ?

[@thegreenmanalishiyamadori371]

Its a desertory, to be correct🤘🤘🤘

[@cdarkes84]

I thought grafting could only be done late winter on conifers?

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

You are thinking of the scion graft. The approach is down in spring or summer

[@DrunkBonsai]

The first rule of Jawbone Canyon Club is you don't talk about Jawbone Canyon Club.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Sorry I did not receive the rule book. Must have gotten lost in the mail. 😉

[@roberthidalgo2088]

Outstanding! An heirloom tree in the making. Please show again over the next few seasons.

[@qnprogrammer]

Any update on this?

[@Kjbrunzo]

Great idea for a video. I literally just approach grafted my American Hornbeam the other day. Will you be participating in the $50 Bonsai Challenge that Carlos of 'Bonsai Yeah' started? He challenged Nigel Saunders, then Nigel challenged 'Frost Bite Bonsai', and she now has challenged Jerome and Mari of 'We Are The Bonsai Supply.' You don't have to be challenged to take part, but the original challenge has stopped at this channel, so far.

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

Hi 👋🏻 we are working on the $50 challenge. It will drop soon 😊

[@randyhenderson2377]

Where in the world can I buy Kisha or itoigawa?

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

I got the itoigawa from Mark fields, and the kishu from Peter Tea

[@dermo1981]

Not sure how you can say that a yamadori juniper grows one inch every 75 years? That just seems out there!

[@WeareTheBonsaiSupply]

The forestry service estimates that California junipers in the wild will grow about 1 inch of trunk diameter every 75-100 years.

[@Wilding777]

Agreed. No way.

[@acooke7574]

I worry it’ll be a shame when every collected juniper has the same Shimpaku foliage. Interesting video though. Thanks