Induction of Tree Branches

Induction of Tree Branches#13409

By BigEasy -  Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:35 am
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- Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:35 am #13409

This may be a really noobish question but I would rather ask it here than
waste countless hours on finding a technique that does not exist ....so......

Essentially, is there a way to force a tree/bush to branch in a specific place?

Re: Induction of Tree Branches#13739

By Jutty_Boy -  Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:29 pm
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- Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:29 pm #13739

You know, my family lives in the country and dealt with shaping things. . .what they did to shape a branch, for say, they tied a tough string around the core of the bush or tree and tied the other end to the branch they were trying to raise, shape, however. I hope this helps

Re: Induction of Tree Branches#13741

By Jutty_Boy -  Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:30 pm
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- Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:30 pm #13741

If you want a branch to grow to the right or left, you have to tied the string around more than one other branche, so i mean, from my family history, it worked for them.

Re: Induction of Tree Branches#17750

By linton -  Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:51 am
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- Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:51 am #17750

If you want a branch to grow in a particular place on a plant you can try a process called grafting see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafting

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Re: Induction of Tree Branches#17792

By KingSizePT -  Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:56 pm
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- Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:56 pm #17792

there are some techniques in bonzai culture for you to "training" some tree the way you want.

Do you want to make a new branch "born" from a specific place or do you want just to place the existing branches in the way you want? like bending them.

In the last case you could wire the tree with copper wire ( http://www.bonsaiforbeginners.com/bonsai-wiring.html )

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