pjkatich
Chumono
For Brian and anyone else interested in growing root-over-rock Trident maples.
Here are a couple of Tridents that I am currently growing in the root-over-rock style.
Both of them were started from seed in 2007.
The first photo below shows the two trees as they looked in February of 2009.
They were planted into the plastic pipes in January of 2008.
For a more detailed explanation of this part of the process please refer to my root-over-ruin thread.
http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1564
The second photo below shows Trident #1 after it's initial planting on the rock which occurred in February of 2009.
The third photo below shows Trident #2 after it's initial planting on the rock which was done at the same time as Trident #1.
Once again, specifics on this process can be found in the root-over-ruin thread.
So, at this point, we have two year old Trident seedlings which have been planted over stones and placed into over-sized containers which have been filled with Turface.
During the course of 2009, both trees were allowed to grow unchecked. They were fertilized regularly with high nitrogen fertilizers and encouraged to reach for the sky. The idea at this point is to get maximum growth from each plant before winter comes.
Here are a couple of Tridents that I am currently growing in the root-over-rock style.
Both of them were started from seed in 2007.
The first photo below shows the two trees as they looked in February of 2009.
They were planted into the plastic pipes in January of 2008.
For a more detailed explanation of this part of the process please refer to my root-over-ruin thread.
http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1564
The second photo below shows Trident #1 after it's initial planting on the rock which occurred in February of 2009.
The third photo below shows Trident #2 after it's initial planting on the rock which was done at the same time as Trident #1.
Once again, specifics on this process can be found in the root-over-ruin thread.
So, at this point, we have two year old Trident seedlings which have been planted over stones and placed into over-sized containers which have been filled with Turface.
During the course of 2009, both trees were allowed to grow unchecked. They were fertilized regularly with high nitrogen fertilizers and encouraged to reach for the sky. The idea at this point is to get maximum growth from each plant before winter comes.