# Natural thread/approach graft

**URL:** <https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/natural-thread-approach-graft/11826>\
**Category:** Horticulture\
**Created:** [June 11, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/natural-thread-approach-graft/11826 "2024-06-11T23:16:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![NEBeech](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/nebeech/32/37888_2.png) [@NEBeech](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/NEBeech)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/natural-thread-approach-graft/11826/1 "2024-06-11T23:16:20Z")

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I was working on a property today pruning their Japanese maples trees. Came across a graft that was never pruned back and started to approach graft itself back on the lace leaf branching. The lace leaf fused it self back around it appearing almost like a thread graft.

Natures the best teacher!

It was the small one on the right over the water feature.

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