Propagation
Editorials
The Grass is Always Greener
Sometimes things elsewhere look better than what you might have at your own disposal. This can do two things. One is you can become inspired and in turn try to improve your situation, or you can feel defeated and do nothing and...
Propagation
Ryan Neil: Bonsai grafting – scion technique
The ability to cut a piece off of a plant and then reattach (graft) it back on to itself or another tree is nothing short of miraculous. Grafting is an invaluable technique in bonsai as it allows the artist to determine the loc...
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Airlayered Yamadori Hawthorn
The initial thoughts of this project began in the winter of 1990/91, when there was nothing more to do than read about Bonsai. I had been growing bonsai for a few years,but the more I read the more I realised that my trees lack...
Propagation
Plant Propagation by Stem Cuttings: Instructions for the Home Gardener
Propagation by stem cuttings is the most commonly used method to propagate many woody ornamental plants. Stem cuttings of many favorite shrubs are quite easy to root. Typically, stem cuttings of tree species are more difficult ...
Propagation
Plant Propagation – Asexual Propagation (Part Two)
Grafting Grafting and budding are methods of asexual plant propagation that join plant parts so they will grow as one plant. These techniques are used to propagate cultivars that will not root well as cuttings or whose own root...
Propagation
Plant Propagation – Asexual Propagation
Asexual propagation, as mentioned earlier, is the best way to maintain some species, particularly an individual that best represents that species. Clones are groups of plants that are identical to their one parent and that can ...
Propagation
Air Layering For Difficult-To-Root Plants
This article was originaly published on the Texas Cooperative Extension’s website. Reprinted with permission. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/ornamentals/airlayer/airlayer.html Air layering is a useful method...
Propagation
Layering
One of the most reliable methods for propagating material for bonsai is by layering. It is almost foolproof. Layers can be taken from many plants that are difficult from cuttings. You can even layer from a mature bonsai that yo...
Propagation
Trees From Seed – Bonsai The Slowest Way
Growing trees from seed has a charm that begins with the joy of germination. It continues as each seedling progresses through its tender stages to become a promising sapling. This potential fully fledged tree, given the correct...
Propagation
Division and Grafting
Division Is A Simpler Propagation Technique Than Most Many plants possess multiple stems, each with its own root system, which can be carefully divided. Provided that this is done at the correct time of year, usually late sprin...
Propagation
Grow Boxes and Training Pots
Common procedures for developing a bonsai from seedlings or young stock involve first ground or grow box growth during which the plant undergoes many trunk chops and cut backs of branching to encourage back budding and to add m...
