Aaronkslater
Yamadori
This was my acquisition last year from the Bonsai West Fall Sale. The trunk on this beast is about 5 inches across right above the root flair. I haven't found the front or planting angle yet but I'm almost sure I will need to do some work on the nebari no matter what direction I go in.
Question for the large trident experienced out there: should I ground layer it or do a bunch of thread grafting of roots onto it? What are the pros and cons of each? I've never ground layered something this large... is there much danger of killing it? It seems that grafting gives more control and less chance of killing the tree but will take longer? Is that true? will the results of ground layering look more natural? I'm conflicted and don't want to mess up (kill) a decent piece of material... and my most expensive bonsai purchase to date.
thanks for your advice!
Question for the large trident experienced out there: should I ground layer it or do a bunch of thread grafting of roots onto it? What are the pros and cons of each? I've never ground layered something this large... is there much danger of killing it? It seems that grafting gives more control and less chance of killing the tree but will take longer? Is that true? will the results of ground layering look more natural? I'm conflicted and don't want to mess up (kill) a decent piece of material... and my most expensive bonsai purchase to date.
thanks for your advice!