TP Hackberry #4

[thumblessprimate1]

Leader/sacrifice branch is growing taller.
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It's grown over two feet in the container since last year. More, if I take into account the side branches. Callouses thickening slowly. I'll be happy if the the chop site closes about 10 to 15 years later.

 

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This thread graft doing well many days later after the cut, by the way.

 

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Recently, I'm certain the callous is thickening. They say things take an eternity when you keep watching, but I can see a difference now from how it looked this past winter.

 

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Not an ideal time for thread grafting, but I took safety precautions and still lost the foliage . It was very tender. No worries.

This is actually a rethread. I wanted to change the direction of the branch exiting. Probably have to wait a couple of years to take.

 

[Gustavo Martins]

Maybe carving the wound would be a better (quicker) option with this species ?

 

[thumblessprimate1]

Maybe carving the wound would be a better (quicker) option with this species ?

Perhaps, but I think a convincing large natural looking wound might be challenging. Even then I'm guessing I'd have to still help the wound mature to look natural. Smaller wounds, I'm more comfortable with, but I'd like to leave only subtle evidence of a trunk chop.

 

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Update shot. Can't wait to repot. Will probably need more carving.

 

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I'm working it

 

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Lifetime project. I remember why I do shohin now. Repotting shohin is a breeze compared to this.

 

[Johnnyd]

May have to try to find one of these. I've seen some with incredible ramification. It's going to be worth the effort. Wonder if Zack sells these.
Way to keep the thread going!

 

[thumblessprimate1]

@Johnnyd He does sell them. If you're going to collect, I'd look for features on the lower part of the trunk. Most of your branching likely will be removed if you collect a tree like mine. A lot of the ones I collected were buried deep in mud or clay. The widest part of the base was hidden below. I also had to remove large roots which is why you see some large wounds about 2 or 3 inches above where the bonsai surface roots are. My surface roots are buried a couple inches now to continue development.