Huo Sining thought to herself and couldn't help but want to look more closely; unconsciously, she took a few steps closer to the bonsai.
"Huh?"
Upon a closer look, Huo Sining was surprised to find that her earlier judgment was completely wrong.
On the main trunk of this Golden Osmanthus, there wasn't a single grafting seam!
Osmanthus trees are not cold-hardy or drought-resistant, and therefore are precious and difficult to maintain as bonsai, which is why most Golden Osmanthus bonsai are usually grafted onto rootstocks.
Typically, Ligustrum, wax tree, or fringetree are used for grafting Golden Osmanthus, selecting scion and rootstock branches of similar thickness for the grafting.
At the scion of the Golden Osmanthus, a wedge-shaped cut is made, and an equally high cut of the same size is made on the rootstock, then the two cuts are brought together so that they form a tight layer, thus completing the grafting process.
