Bonds Guy
Mame
I recently purchased a shishigahira from a local nursery and wanted some feedback on my plans to developed it into a bonsai. First, I was trying to find the graft union. I think the scion and rootstock fused together nicely and is indistinguishable, but I'm no expert. What do you guys think?
Since the scion and rootstock works well together and the movement looks good, I thought maybe I shouldn't air-layer off the shishigahira. Instead I was thinking about developing it like this
I figured the shishigahira and rootstock will likely have similar bark. However, I'm not entirely sure about this.
As for the rest of the tree (trunk on left), I turned it 90 degree clockwise. About where that first branch emerge there's some nice movement in the trunk. I plan to air-layer this section where the blue line is and use the red line as the trunk or maybe the purple line.
Since the scion and rootstock works well together and the movement looks good, I thought maybe I shouldn't air-layer off the shishigahira. Instead I was thinking about developing it like this
I figured the shishigahira and rootstock will likely have similar bark. However, I'm not entirely sure about this.
As for the rest of the tree (trunk on left), I turned it 90 degree clockwise. About where that first branch emerge there's some nice movement in the trunk. I plan to air-layer this section where the blue line is and use the red line as the trunk or maybe the purple line.