Japanese Maple #13

[Walter Pall]

getting denser even

 

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[atlarsenal]

@Walter Pall do you have any special way of tying your guy wires to not damage the branch or just wrap it around it?

 

[jason biggs]

Walter, are Japanese maple your favorite bonsai ??
You seem to have an endless supply of top drawer trees

 

[Walter Pall]

Well, I love them all, I have around 30 very good maples, but of other species I have much more. Only now with the fall colors the maples are so predominant.

 

[Walter Pall]

Strong growth because of super moist weather this spring.

 

[AlainK]

Beautiful.

 

[fredman]

WoW, beautiful tree. Love the movement and that nebari is jaw droppingly perfect.
The tree (up thread) being layed on its side (fragile brittle twigs) while the roots were hosed, gave me the chills....

 

[theta]

Beautiful Maple. What are your thoughts on guy wires vs just shaping with wire on the branch? Do you like using guy wires on these maples to minimize damage to the bark?

 

[Walter Pall]

Guy wires take ten to twenty times less time then normal wiring! In less than half an hour I can put the branches where I want them with guy wires. Guy wires can be changed and removed in seconds. But they should mostly be used on already styled trees for further development. At first styling I usually use orthodox wiring. Guy wires tend to do less damage than regular wiring. They are ugly, but only for a short time. I believe that guy wires should be used much more.

Methods can only be judged according to long term results and effects. They cannot be judged on what is 'normal', 'state of the art', 'orthodox'. Who has the better results has the better methods.

 

[Walter Pall]

Japanese Maple #13 in new pot by Walter Venne

 

[Walter Pall]

Japanese Maple #13 - new growth

 

[Walter Pall]

Japanese Maple #13 - after full deoliation and hedge pruning

 

[Walter Pall]

Japanese Maple #13 - update: second flush after Hedge Pruning and total defoliation. It worked for sure. But now I have the problem that the crown is way too dense. Well, that's the kind of problem one wants.