Eric Group
Masterpiece
Probably have a fall pic somewhere will post if I find it.. but doing a bit of winter maintenance on this guy today... not much actually as it may not be a masterpiece this is one of my favorites I crafted from a cutting to a Bonsai and this year I am setting a goal of reducing internodes and increasing ramification. The trunk isn't monstrous but is curvy and mature enough to suit the tree right now. After the thread graft worked out last year, the roots are coming along nicely- may do another this year... but today I am clipping twigs that have gotten too long and for the first time in my Maple "life" I feel I have a tree ready to get the middle buds removed as the new growth emerges to promote short, twiggy growth... rapid expansion and scar healing is no longer the goal for this tree!
