# Grafted Japanese white pine

**URL:** <https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/grafted-japanese-white-pine/4760>\
**Category:** Design\
**Created:** [December 30, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/grafted-japanese-white-pine/4760 "2019-12-30T19:02:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Hannes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f0a364/32.png) [@Hannes](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Hannes)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/grafted-japanese-white-pine/4760/1 "2019-12-30T19:02:02Z")

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Hi everyone

I’m from South Africa and wants to know is it possible to bend a thick branch with a jack now or do I need to wait till beginning of fall? Tree still pushing now growth…

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**Author:** ![KurtP](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/kurtp/32/16188_2.png) [@KurtP](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/KurtP)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 4:05am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/grafted-japanese-white-pine/4760/2 "2019-12-31T04:05:00Z")

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What kind of tree?  
Post a photo!

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**Author:** ![Hannes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f0a364/32.png) [@Hannes](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Hannes)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/grafted-japanese-white-pine/4760/3 "2019-12-31T06:04:19Z")

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![20191231_075546](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/c/c60af56a9c6f29ef48c2226410e9ecb3aa23e595.jpeg)

Not the best quality material to start with.

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**Author:** ![ryan.marin](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/ryan.marin/32/2749_2.png) [@ryan.marin](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/ryan.marin)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/grafted-japanese-white-pine/4760/4 "2019-12-31T06:14:11Z")

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Looks like pretty fantastic material! I think that waiting until fall would be best. Letting the tree grow foliage now will help it recover after the heavy bends.  
Ryan

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**Author:** ![Hannes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f0a364/32.png) [@Hannes](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Hannes)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2019, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/grafted-japanese-white-pine/4760/5 "2019-12-31T06:16:31Z")

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Thanks for all your advice…I shall wait then…