misfit11
Omono
I bought this tree in January from Lone Pine Gardens in Sebastopol, CA. I had been wanting a larger near "finished" tree that I could work on while most of my stuff is in the ground or some other early stage of development. When I saw this at the nursery, I thought it would be a good one to add to my collection. The trunk line and nebari had the qualities I was looking for especially knowing that the branches could be developed in a relatively short period of time. I figured doing branch selection, wiring, and ramifying would be my way of putting my stamp on the tree. The negatives of this Trident is that it had two large chop scars that would likely take a long time to heal.
After buying the tree I repotted it into a bonsai pot, pruned away unwanted branches and wired it. Although I didn't like it, I left the current apex in place, with the intention of building a new one later, because I wanted the top chop scar to heal. For the remainder of the spring into summer I allowed it to grow wild. This allowed the branches to thicken considerably and almost completely healed over the topmost chop scar.
I am not completely in love with the pot that it is currently in. It was simply what I had available at the time. I hope to buy a new pot that is better suited for the tree. Any suggestions?
Picture 1 is just after purchasing it in January. Picture 2 is in February after repotting, pruning and wiring. Picture 3 is today.
After buying the tree I repotted it into a bonsai pot, pruned away unwanted branches and wired it. Although I didn't like it, I left the current apex in place, with the intention of building a new one later, because I wanted the top chop scar to heal. For the remainder of the spring into summer I allowed it to grow wild. This allowed the branches to thicken considerably and almost completely healed over the topmost chop scar.
I am not completely in love with the pot that it is currently in. It was simply what I had available at the time. I hope to buy a new pot that is better suited for the tree. Any suggestions?
Picture 1 is just after purchasing it in January. Picture 2 is in February after repotting, pruning and wiring. Picture 3 is today.