Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
1. Identify and grow shoots for use (keep them attached to the tree, like a thread graft)
2. Mark the location with a marker where they’ll be placed across the scar:
3. Carve a channel across the scar, and ensure a good fit can be made on both sides of the callous:
4. Mark the scion wood (with a marker) at the locations where it will be in contact with the callous, then scrape the bark to expose the cambium:
5. Expose the cambium of the callous and ensure the scion fits tightly, with cambiums lining up:
2. Mark the location with a marker where they’ll be placed across the scar:
3. Carve a channel across the scar, and ensure a good fit can be made on both sides of the callous:
4. Mark the scion wood (with a marker) at the locations where it will be in contact with the callous, then scrape the bark to expose the cambium:
5. Expose the cambium of the callous and ensure the scion fits tightly, with cambiums lining up: