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Old 4-Dec-2007   #3
Bonsaifreak
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Originally Posted by MacInOakRidge
You need that knee to have a smaller or several smaller cypress trees growing near it. Drill several, properly placed holes in the knee and thread a branch through the holes. This is the typical way of grafting a branch on a tree where you want it.


Sounds interesting. The technical challenges to overcome would be finding the genetically identical knee and finding flexible enough (immature) lower branches for the thread graft.

Actually, the first obstacle would be to find collecting grounds for BC. My understanding it that it is illegal to collect them in Louisianna. Not so in East Texas or Arkansas. I am still looking for the opportunity to find my very own collected BC.

Jorge
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