Marcoting is a well-known technique in horticulture that is often used when propagating bonsai.

Here on the right, we see an old Crataegus (hawthorn) where the right branch is marcoted. This means: by partially cutting away the bark and tying a plastic bag of moist phagnummos around the trunk, new roots are created at the upper edge of the wound.

When enough roots have formed, the branch can be cut off from the “mother tree” and we have a new tree that already has a thick old trunk. It must be firmly anchored in its pot, without hurting the young roots.

This new starter plant can quickly grow into a second bonsai.


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qwertyuiop
Very strange to see, I hope the owner will soon have two beautiful trees.
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Rudy Siedlecki 🌳
@The Creative Bumblebea I hope so too, because that owner is me, but I am quite comfortable with it. Both are still looking healthy.
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Madeleine
What a nice word is used for that. Sounds better than pruning
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Ingrid
interesting! I was wondering the same thing that Marijke asked.
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marijke
oh how interesting. But does the mother tree still remain a beautiful model?
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Rudy Siedlecki 🌳
@marijke That is the intention, we are working on that so that they can both grow into full-fledged bonsai.
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