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I think thread grafts can be used with most any kind of tree. Just let a shoot grow out until it can be bent back 'round to the place it's needed. In the extreme, I've even used thread grafts on a Japanese White Pine that had lost a branch to a fall.

After drilling a 3/16 hole through the trunk which emerged on the edge of the living tissue at the wound's callus, I cut a short section of soda straw and slit it down one end. Next, I put this over the bud and needle cluster, cinch it down a bit and pushed it through the hole, then removed the soda straw and the bud and needles springs back out

Pines can be slow but it knit very well, so I don't see how a thread graft would be inappropriate for any tree, except perhaps a palm.

12-Mar-2002	#5
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,742	Re: thread grafting I think thread grafts can be used with most any kind of tree. Just let a shoot grow out until it can be bent back 'round to the place it's needed. In the extreme, I've even used thread grafts on a Japanese White Pine that had lost a branch to a fall. After drilling a 3/16 hole through the trunk which emerged on the edge of the living tissue at the wound's callus, I cut a short section of soda straw and slit it down one end. Next, I put this over the bud and needle cluster, cinch it down a bit and pushed it through the hole, then removed the soda straw and the bud and needles springs back out Pines can be slow but it knit very well, so I don't see how a thread graft would be inappropriate for any tree, except perhaps a palm. __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!