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For some reason I couldn't upload the way I want, so I'm using photobucket.

Anyways...Extremely short internodes, very compact and slow to reach a large size. Reminds me of Acer palmatum 'Mikawa Yatsubusa'.

I like the leaf shape a lot. I would like to grow this guy out for secondary branches to graft on a future trunk.

I started to search for a leaf shape like one on this one after seeing some interesting Tridents on John Milton's blog. I think the one he worked on over there is a different cultivar though...

 

[JoeR]

It's awesome. The very close leaves remind me of kotohime japanese maples.

The tree itself was small in your picture, but how about the roots? Did they full the container mostly?

 

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I cannot recall too well how much of the container it filled. If there were too few, then I'd definitely remember that, but it was a normal amount of roots for a trident seedling or cutting of that size.

 

[cjbonsai]

I cannot recall too well how much of the container it filled. If there were too few, then I'd definitely remember that, but it was a normal amount of roots for a trident seedling or cutting of that size.

This tree is acer buergerianum Mino yatsubusa it can actually grow from cutting wells as a grafted plant it forms bad reverse taper at the graft union because it thickens faster than the understook. The bark is extremely flaky on old specimens as well to.