Coral Bark Maple

shakotan710 · Mar 5, 2020

MHBonsai said:
Really interesting tree. I like it. The one thing that caught my eye that I was curios about is how to deal with this wound that looks like it's rotting through. Could it be filled with epoxy to get it to roll over and seal eventually?

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MHBonsai,

This was quite a disappointment when I went to look at the wound a year after I acquired the tree. There was a chop here that died back drastically and I can fit a chopstick about 3-4" below the lowest visible part of the rot. You can see on the sides that it's healing but it might never look right in the long term. The plan is to create a new apex that will help with taper, movement, and the overall scale of the tree.

In the meantime it was filled with a wood filler and cured for a couple days and then covered with duct seal to prevent any sort of water penetrating into the filler. We'll see how it looks in a couple months.

shakotan710 · Mar 11, 2020

LanceMac10 · Mar 16, 2020

Leaves are certainly little heartbreakers. Are they not?

Don't see any and not sure if they are a problem in your climate, but keep an eye out for aphids on the nice new growth.

Nice!!

shakotan710 · Mar 16, 2020

LanceMac10 said:
Leaves are certainly little heartbreakers. Are they not?

Don't see any and not sure if they are a problem in your climate, but keep an eye out for aphids on the nice new growth.

Nice!!

Lance,

Aphids can be quite a problem here, however, they tend to frequent my apples more than anything else. Thanks for the reminder!

shakotan710 · Apr 10, 2020

Growing like a weed!

Mikecheck123 · Apr 10, 2020

They do make excellent bushes!

shakotan710 · May 19, 2020

Large unsightly branch removed. More pictures will be taken tomorrow of end result as well as the major styling.

shakotan710 · May 30, 2020

Wiring completed at the same time the large branch was removed. Already have back-budding all over the place and will carefully monitor the wire before it bites in.

Last photo is a new angle and possible front. The sphagnum is placed on part of the soil where large root cuts were made (forgot to take photos) and rooting hormone was applied. This will give the nebari some improvement and more work can proceed this winter if the correct rooting takes place.

Still working on timing for cuttings to survive.

jquast · May 30, 2020

MHBonsai said:
Really interesting tree. I like it. The one thing that caught my eye that I was curios about is how to deal with this wound that looks like it's rotting through. Could it be filled with epoxy to get it to roll over and seal eventually?

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Peter Tea addresses this in one of his older blog posts.

The Trident Maple

As I was preparing for my apprenticeship in Japan, there was some big decisions to be made. I had about 15 or so Bonsai trees and nowhere to keep them during my absence. I had to make the tough d…

peterteabonsai.wordpress.com

shakotan710 · May 30, 2020

jquast said:
Peter Tea addresses this in one of his older blog posts.

The Trident Maple

As I was preparing for my apprenticeship in Japan, there was some big decisions to be made. I had about 15 or so Bonsai trees and nowhere to keep them during my absence. I had to make the tough d…

peterteabonsai.wordpress.com

Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for posting this. I used a hardening wood putty that has cured and is quite solid but the cement is a great idea too. I love that he put the tweezers photo in because I did the exact same thing, although mine didn't go as far in. I'm hopeful it will seal and recover well. The callus seems to be moving quite fast and I'm keeping the top to thicken and help heal.

shakotan710 · Dec 24, 2020

Recent pruning and wiring update

Repotting will occur in the near future to further improve the rootball. Large wounds have healed well this year. Aiming to repot sometime in January.

This year was a bit difficult on the tree between the 100°F+ (37°C+) days right after the spring pruning in May and the CA wildfires that went on for way too long. The tree was vigorous but had issues with tips getting burnt by the wind or sun. This could also be due to the rootball being too dense since it hasn't been repotted in about 2 growing seasons.

The top of the tree has a sacrifice branch to heal the top wound and improve the taper at the apex.

I plan to construct a shade cloth setup for the upcoming growing season since my deciduous trees should benefit from the protection and I'm tired of trying to move things around when it gets too hot outside.

shakotan710 · Mar 30, 2021

Spring update! Leafing out well and quite colorful this year.

Repotted in January with Eric Schrader and we removed a couple of tangling roots and then covered those areas with sphagnum moss to retain moisture. Hopefully we will get some new roots in areas we want. Next year will involve the same procedure since we didn't do this on the entire tree this year. The roots looked okay, hoping for healthier roots next year.

25-40mph winds have been occuring weekly in Davis which is...stressful... I don't remember Davis being this windy this early in the year. Luckily no issues with leafs burning.

Some photos as usual!

Healthy leader growth, will have more photos of the leader growth soon!

March 15th, 2021

March 25th, 2021

shakotan710 · Mar 28, 2022

Fall 2021

Spring 2022

Not a ton to discuss. Some more branch structure development and healing of scars. Apical sacrifice doing it’s job and will try to do some layers up top to use as future root grafts.

I’ll work on getting better photos this year and regular documentation. Between a move, new job, and various other projects I’ve had little time for photography.

LCD35 · Apr 8, 2022

I've enjoyed watching this one. I purchased a one locally of what was described as "grown from seed" sango kaku. I think perhaps it hybridized with local maples. The stems are not quite as fire truck, tell tale bright red, just "reddish". However, the leaves are extremely similar, it was healthy, and a few years old in a one gallon for $15. Couldn't pass it up. I already used some things in this thread to work on some early development. Are you finding the leaves reduce each year as you increase the ramification?

shakotan710 · Apr 9, 2022

LCD35 said:
I've enjoyed watching this one. I purchased a one locally of what was described as "grown from seed" sango kaku. I think perhaps it hybridized with local maples. The stems are not quite as fire truck, tell tale bright red, just "reddish". However, the leaves are extremely similar, it was healthy, and a few years old in a one gallon for $15. Couldn't pass it up. I already used some things in this thread to work on some early development. Are you finding the leaves reduce each year as you increase the ramification?

Honestly, at this point in development it’s hard to determine if the leaf size has reduced. Give me another 5 years and I’ll have a better answer for you haha.

I’m hopeful that they will reduce.

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