# Itoigawa tip looks odd?

**URL:** <https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/itoigawa-tip-looks-odd/9554>\
**Category:** Horticulture\
**Created:** [April 26, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/itoigawa-tip-looks-odd/9554 "2022-04-26T13:07:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Kenez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@Kenez](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Kenez)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/itoigawa-tip-looks-odd/9554/1 "2022-04-26T13:07:48Z")

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Hey guys,

Is does this look normal to you?  
I started seeing some distortion on a few tips of this itoigawa approach graft I did last summer.  
This spring I separated the graft from the roots, otherwise it seems healthy, no browning seems to be growing.  
Should I be concerned?

 ![IMG_20220426_160322](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/3/6/36f874557a458e0c48ede3b9c27fef62ea1f48ee.jpeg)  
 ![IMG_20220426_160353](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/9/e/9ea555b37049e1cda6260c0bbeaa5144ec11e6b6.jpeg)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![MtBakerBonsai](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/mtbakerbonsai/32/23909_2.png) [@MtBakerBonsai](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MtBakerBonsai)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/itoigawa-tip-looks-odd/9554/2 "2022-04-26T14:07:06Z")

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I would not be concerned.  
It could be the growth opening (juvenile growth) from stress. Just let it grow.

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**Author:** ![Kenez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@Kenez](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Kenez)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/itoigawa-tip-looks-odd/9554/3 "2022-04-26T14:32:28Z")

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Good point on juvenile foliage, thanks!

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**Author:** ![Grif](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/grif/32/20087_2.png) [@Grif](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Grif)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/itoigawa-tip-looks-odd/9554/4 "2022-04-26T21:45:13Z")

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Look likely to be flowers to me. Not an issue at all.

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**Author:** ![Yugen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/yugen/32/16319_2.png) [@Yugen](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Yugen)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/itoigawa-tip-looks-odd/9554/5 "2022-04-27T16:53:02Z")

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looks like pollen cones to me

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**Author:** ![svencux](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/svencux/32/9352_2.png) [@svencux](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/svencux)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/itoigawa-tip-looks-odd/9554/6 "2022-05-01T06:09:12Z")

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tree is just flowering… everything is ok with  
your tree😀