Ficus Big branch graft

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Wow that was amazing , i loved looking at that.

Very strange technique ....if the implant survive that's amazing. Good luck and thanks for sharing

What an operation! Big improvement to an already amazing tree. Think your two furry helpers should be reprimanded for sleeping on the job though.

MAN That is a outstanding tree !! I would never have the guts to do that..good job looks great.. take care john

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This is very useful. Thanks a lot for sharing!

Mesmerizing and well documented. The technique is made very clear by the photos --- no mean feat, that!

Great sequence, thank you for posting! Terrific advanced technique! I've seen sequences of large peg grafts like this with Trident Maples too. The only problem I could forsee (if I were trying this) is if the new branch has die-back near the trunk so that the parent tree has no living tissue to fuse to. Do you plan to seal the wound or wrap with moss to keep in moisture? What a fantastic trunk on this tree, a real beauty!

David,
Nice technique. Well done!!
Jerry

Good job! Congratulations.

Budi

Very nice work.

I am wondering however, whether such operations would work in more temperate climates too. What time of year did you do this? You're in Spain right?

great planning and techniques David, thanks for sharing them here. Very Nice tree too, and now greatly improved

hope you are doing ok,

Marcus

What a cool procedure with awesome pictures. It's amazing what you can get away with when working on ficus.

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David nice job, that was a clean technique and demonstration. Doing this technique the trees save a lot of years of training.

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Your ficus is superb! I would like to to know a bit more about the tree. What species is it and how was the trunk created ? Is it from fused or grafted cuttings and/or from bringing roots down from above as you have beautifully demonstrated in the above sequence? Lastly how long did it take? Again my compliments on an excellent piece of work. Regards
Hank Miller

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Good Job!

Beautiful tree and thank you for sharing your photo journey. Your cats are darling! Where did this tree originally come from?
Best,
Todd

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Hi David

You have a great tree, and the photos from how you improoved the tree is nice, and easy to follow.
Question...did the new branch fuse all the way arround with the trunk. or will it mainly be the 3 arealroots that keep the branch alive.

Kind regards Yvonne

Hi..david,

Thanks for the post..its very informative and inspiring how to graft ficus.

best,

Crush

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