5yr native tree challenge: Mordexxbonsai

[MorddexxBonsai]

My submission for the challenge is going to be to put American Larch in an Iker bonsai primitive style pot pics below. If all 3 larch survive I'll put 3 in clump style in the pot.

 

[MorddexxBonsai]

Now have all the larches that I'm going to be making my clump style from will repot them in spring. 2 of the 3 bareroot tree I originally purchased didn't survive the transplant. But the one I got this time came established in pots.

 

[MorddexxBonsai]

American larches have been repotted into a pot went with a clump of 3 into the primitive style pot from iker bonsai pots.

 

[MorddexxBonsai]

 

[MorddexxBonsai]

The smallest tree in this trio died last year debating on whether to remove two to make a single tree during repot or just leave the dead one as one of the 3. Any advice on the better choice?

 

[Gabler]

The smallest tree in this trio died last year debating on whether to remove two to make a single tree during repot or just leave the dead one as one of the 3. Any advice on the better choice?

What's wrong with keeping it at three trees?

 

[MorddexxBonsai]

What's wrong with keeping it at three trees?

Nothing other than the fact one of the three is dead.

 

[Gabler]

Nothing other than the fact one of the three is dead.

I misunderstood. I thought you removed the dead tree and you were contemplating removing two live trees.

In that case, what's wrong with leaving it as a pair?

 

[MorddexxBonsai]

I misunderstood. I thought you removed the dead tree and you were contemplating removing two live trees.

In that case, what's wrong with leaving it as a pair?

Think I'm going to leave it as two and cut the dead one out on repot. Updated pics to come after repot.