Trident Maple #9

Walter Pall

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Still a long way to go. See how we "killed" it in August 2017 repotting it with cutting roots, shaking out substrate andin full leave without defoliation on during a heat wave in the middle of August. They told me that I am crazy. Fortunately the tree dos not know that this is a very bad time and everything I did is totally against conventional wisdom.1.jpg2.jpg2013-03-184499_515705015127321_1741911466_n.jpg2013-07-R2C_2354w.jpg2013-07-R2C_2356w.jpg2013-07-R2C_2357w.jpg2013-07-R2C_2358w.jpg2013-07-R2C_2359w.jpg2013-07-R2C_2360w.jpg2013-07-R2C_2361w.jpg
 

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hearing more and more lately about folks doing things out of season. or i mean .. "out of season". interesting, look forward to the day I can do things when I want to.

great tree, I picked up my first trident a week ago. can't wait to start ramification in 15 years haha
 
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I picked up my first trident a week ago. can't wait to start ramification in 15 years haha

@GGB why do you insist on working as we did in the past? start ramification now, when it's complete start work on nebari. and get yourself some modern bonsai tools:

https://www.amazon.com/ARS-HS-KR100...id=1539791109&sr=8-19&keywords=hedge+scissors

:p

all jokes aside, I really appreciate your initiatives Mr. Pall. It is great for people like me who are new to the practice to be able to see right away that there are great alternatives to a lot of what is prescribed in books and online. I sincerely appreciate you sharing this with us.
 

Walter Pall

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No this was first try for real. I found that the roots had nowhere to grow and the pot would very quickly be too big. At that time the pot was meant to be a training pot and not the final one.
 

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One of the best tridents I have ever seen...
The base is spectacular - thanks a ton for all the effort you put in :)
 
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when do you repot when the tree is in leaf? I love this technique but have never tried
 
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