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Posted 6 years 9 months ago #39340
A friend bought me a salix, for bonsai material. However, it has been badly grafted onto a tall trunk, so I'm going to need a miracle to make it look anything like a bonsai. I've thought about 1. taking a cutting and rooting it 2. taking several branches off and grafting these further down the trunk 3. removing the whole grafting and trying to root that or 4. as I saw in a video: making several cuts into the trunk in order to bend and repot at an angle, to make a semi cascade... any help and ideas would be appreciated. thanks!

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Posted 6 years 9 months ago #39345
Look up air layering.

However, salix is not th best species for bonsai.
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Posted 6 years 9 months ago #39347
thanks, will do.
I've realised that now. I might just keep it as a standard tree, if all else fails. Thanks for the reply.
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