Air Layering and Thread Grafting - Bougainvillea Bonsai Cutting 7

This was an update of Bougainvillea Cutting (7)

Feb 2012

This specimen was almost two months now after the cutting was made and she's growing nice and healthy. Also done pruning to promote new growths. The trunk doesn't look that appealing because it was long and slender and no taper at all. I will do an air layering to shorten the trunk and at the same time grow a sacrificial branch right above the air layered portion to thicken the base of the trunk by a technique called thread grafting.

First an air layering was made. Then followed by using a drill to make a hole in the trunk where the whip or a scion will be inserted.

This was the whip of the same specie that I will be using. I chose the longest branch and prune the leaves off and retain the bud on the tip of the branch.

Then insert the whip into the drilled hole taking extra care not to damage the bud. 

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