Hey all, Part time lurker, first time poster and only into Bonsai for about 5 years but most of that has been annual maintenance and not much in the way of styling. After I purchased this tree it was recommended that I make it into a broom style. Since then I've been attempting to let it "grow in" but after seeing the tridents of someone in a forum I can no longer find online I figured it was time to reach out for some ideas. The person I'm referring to was cutting his maples flat and they had nice even growth and turned into incredible brooms and I don't recall them having had lower branches below the cut so essentially new shoots formed around where the edge of the cut was. This tree is pretty tough so I have no qualms about topping it now - I live in zone 7 so maybe just a little late. It needs to be transplanted so I'm looking to move it to pot in the late fall after whatever major chop I'm about to do. I'm just a little concerned about doing a flat chop without a lower branch to die back to.
I have considered leaving one of the thicker branches and chopping down and away on an angle to shoot for an informal upright effect rather than a broom but I may have the directions backwards. And yes I know the nebari is not to show standards, but it's one of the reasons I bought it though I am receptive to the idea of a maybe a little cleanup. At one point I did have a front picked up (pic 22) but that just begs for more root work than I may want to consider. No matter which way I turn it, it has gnarly roots.
Anyways, just looking for some thoughts about the two paths I can take with this tree, I don't think there are any others but I could be wrong.
Thanks!
I have considered leaving one of the thicker branches and chopping down and away on an angle to shoot for an informal upright effect rather than a broom but I may have the directions backwards. And yes I know the nebari is not to show standards, but it's one of the reasons I bought it though I am receptive to the idea of a maybe a little cleanup. At one point I did have a front picked up (pic 22) but that just begs for more root work than I may want to consider. No matter which way I turn it, it has gnarly roots.
Anyways, just looking for some thoughts about the two paths I can take with this tree, I don't think there are any others but I could be wrong.
Thanks!
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