Opinions on re-doing a trident maple chop in late August.

[M. Frary]

My back still hurts this morning, and even with the die grinder and sawz-all, it still took me over 2 hours from start to finish, but I was actually able to brush my teeth this morning without help from my wife.

You brush your teeth?

 

[Dav4]

You brush your teeth?

yep, all 7 of them!

 

[M. Frary]

yep, all 7 of them!

Get some of them store bought some made from porcelain and you can sell the power tools.
Just gnaw away like a beaver.
Then hose them off at night.
That's quite the trunk if you need to suspend it from a rope.

 

[thumblessprimate1]

yep, all 7 of them!

LOL. Makes flossing a breeze!

 

[Dav4]

Get some of them store bought some made from porcelain and you can sell the power tools.
Just gnaw away like a beaver.
Then hose them off at night.
That's quite the trunk if you need to suspend it from a rope.

It's heavy...I'd guess 15 or 20 pounds after the bare rooting. The real reason I suspended it like that was to keep the trunk and branching from being beaten to hell while I worked the roots... I'm not big enough to one hand a reciprocating saw or die grinder.

 

[Djtommy]

Damn you went hard on that. Better make sure the soil doesnt dry out anytime soon.
I sure hope it will be ok.

 

[Dav4]

Damn you went hard on that. Better make sure the soil doesnt dry out anytime soon.
I sure hope it will be ok.

Stay tuned...

 

[namnhi]

Hope you don't mind me asking. How much is that tree cost? I have seen your work on repotting your Japanese maple... But it would be sux if it didn't make it because of too much root work.

 

[JudyB]

There is a lot you can do to a trident as far as root work that you could not do to any other maple. They regenerate roots better than anything else I've ever seen. When I had to repot my big one, and did more than I expected to get it in the pot, I sweated it out for a couple weeks...

 

[Dav4]

Hope you don't mind me asking. How much is that tree cost? I have seen your work on repotting your Japanese maple... But it would be sux if it didn't make it because of too much root work.

I'll send you a pm about the price... and don't worry about this one...it has a will to live!!

 

[Dav4]

There is a lot you can do to a trident as far as root work that you could not do to any other maple. They regenerate roots better than anything else I've ever seen. When I had to repot my big one, and did more than I expected to get it in the pot, I sweated it out for a couple weeks...

Yeah, there are plenty of roots left on this one, and I'm not worried about it's survival... assuming I don't leave it outside one night when it dips down below freezing. I suspect it will push some small runners, sit for a bit, then really get going by mid April. At next year's re-pot, I'll hopefully have more roots in the right places to work with.

 

[Adair M]

Here is a picture of a rig we used at Boon's to hold my big olive when we were working the bottom. You can't see the ceiling, but there's an exposed beam, with a hole drilled thru. We ran a strap thru the hole, then under the trunk when we tipped the tree over.



We took turns chiseling out about two inches of wood out from under the trunk! That's Daisaku Nomoto with the tree, and Paul Kellum laying out the chisels.

 

[M. Frary]

Hanging them up sure looks like it's a whole lot easier on the tree than laying it on its side on a bench and thrashing it around.
I'll be building me a little gallows on my bench first thing in the spring to hang them from.
Thanks for the great idea guys!

 

[Adair M]

Hanging them up sure looks like it's a whole lot easier on the tree than laying it on its side on a bench and thrashing it around.
I'll be building me a little gallows on my bench first thing in the spring to hang them from.
Thanks for the great idea guys!

Yes, when laying them on their sides, make sure the limbs hang over the edge of the work surface. So that you're not crushing the limbs as you work the roots.

 

[M. Frary]

Yes, when laying them on their sides, make sure the limbs hang over the edge of the work surface. So that you're not crushing the limbs as you work the roots.

Oh I know.
Boy do I know.
I usually one hand the things but this will be so much easier.

 

[Dav4]

I've been away for 6 days and left this one in the care of my 14 year old son... it's still alive.

 

[thumblessprimate1]

What a great sight is is to see the leaves pop out! Next up, more roots!

 

[0soyoung]

Let's just hope the leaves open and harden and not sorta open and droop.

 

[Dav4]

Let's just hope the leaves open and harden and not sorta open and droop.

You're such a Debbie downer

 

[namnhi]

The new leaves look full of energy. Beautiful.