[shibui] trident maple
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[shibui] trident maple
This trident was lifted from the growing beds last winter. It had trunk(s) and roots chopped when it was dug.
New shoots have been trimmed once over summer which may make it ineligible to compete. Species: Acer buergeranum - Trident maple
Original height: 43 cm
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Price $50
New shoots have been trimmed once over summer which may make it ineligible to compete. Species: Acer buergeranum - Trident maple
Original height: 43 cm
Source: Shibui Bonsai
Price $50
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Re: [shibui] trident maple
I have pruned most of the excess trunks so the tree can concentrate on what is left. there are still 2 shoots at the apex because I cannot decide which front to use yet.
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Re: [shibui] trident maple
The leaves are off the tridents now so time to make becisions about the front and which apex to use. Both sides will give a good trunk line and have possible branches in the right spots. Roots are good on both sides. After procrastinating for some time a decision is needed.
Both sides are good but I thought one side showed a fraction better nebari so off with the other apex....... and a few rough wires.... Unfortunately no growth for this one for a few months now. Will there be time before the comp finishes
Both sides are good but I thought one side showed a fraction better nebari so off with the other apex....... and a few rough wires.... Unfortunately no growth for this one for a few months now. Will there be time before the comp finishes
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Re: [shibui] trident maple
Spring has sprung for maples at Shibui Bonsai. This little tree has lots of new shoots and is looking good.
I also noticed the roots are thick with no taper for the first 2-3 cm then end abruptly. Carving these will make them look much better but that will probably have to wait until after the spring shows.
I'll have to thin out excess shoots soon to avoid unwanted thickening.I also noticed the roots are thick with no taper for the first 2-3 cm then end abruptly. Carving these will make them look much better but that will probably have to wait until after the spring shows.
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Re: [shibui] trident maple
I had some time today so took the opportunity to do some work on the surface roots.
When I lift them from the grow beds the roots are cut short to develop feeder roots. With small trees like this one the roots cut flat look quite ugly. One solution is to carve them to make them look like radiating roots so out with the Dremel...... As they heal up they will look like separate roots coming from the trunk and radiating outward.
When I lift them from the grow beds the roots are cut short to develop feeder roots. With small trees like this one the roots cut flat look quite ugly. One solution is to carve them to make them look like radiating roots so out with the Dremel...... As they heal up they will look like separate roots coming from the trunk and radiating outward.
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Re: [shibui] trident maple
I have pinched the new shoots on the branches a couple of times this spring to try to get some ramification in the branches.
The new leader has been allowed to grow freely. The new leader is still not quite as thick as the trunk below so just a little more growth then it can be pruned too.
The new leader has been allowed to grow freely. The new leader is still not quite as thick as the trunk below so just a little more growth then it can be pruned too.
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Re: [shibui] trident maple
The new leader was thickening rapidly and I reckon it is now thick enough to cut back.
After a second look I decided to cut it even shorter so there is room for a new leader to develop a bit and because I think the lower bud will give a better trunk line.
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Re: [shibui] trident maple
This trident has been growing strongly over summer. It has had several trims and a few long shoots again.
May have to find time to defoliate and see what is there.
As well as trimming the side shoots again I decided it was time to cut the new leader which has been allowed to grow since December.
I should probably thin out some of the shoots before they thicken the branches too much but it is really hard to see what is in there with the leaves on May have to find time to defoliate and see what is there.
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Re: [shibui] trident maple
My smaller tridents have grown remarkably well this summer. This one has been pinched several times since the last update. Now just waiting for leaf fall so I can see which shoots need to be thinned out and removed.
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Re: [shibui] trident maple
Leaves have fallen. Now time to see what has grown over summer.
Time to take off all sacrifice branches and thin out the new growth to build better ramification on the branches I want to keep.
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Re: [shibui] trident maple
Really good progress in a little over a year!
This will be one to watch in the finals!
Great work Neil.
This will be one to watch in the finals!
Great work Neil.
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Re: [shibui] trident maple
Thanks for the up-date, its coming along really well. How are those roots looking? I am interested if your plan to make them look like seperate roots worked.
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Good question Watto. After a light scratch around the surface it looks like the cuts may have healed over, at least closer to the trunk so might be back to looking like it started. might be better further down We will all see when it is repotted.
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Re: [shibui] trident maple
End of another quarter and time for the updates. Watto was interested in how that previous root carving turned out and, of course so am I so it is time to check.
While I had it out of the pot I decided to put it into a pot ready for the sprint to the finish line so roots trimmed back - You can see that most of the roots have just healed up over the carved hollows. 1 does look ok (see below) so this time I have split the thicker and straighter roots and wedged the splits open so they cannot callus over this time. I had to cut the roots back really hard just to get it into the pot - a good reminder to cut back roots really super short the very first time the roots are ever trimmed. Now to sit back and wait patiently for spring and new growth then lots of pinching to get short internodes and more ramification.
While I had it out of the pot I decided to put it into a pot ready for the sprint to the finish line so roots trimmed back - You can see that most of the roots have just healed up over the carved hollows. 1 does look ok (see below) so this time I have split the thicker and straighter roots and wedged the splits open so they cannot callus over this time. I had to cut the roots back really hard just to get it into the pot - a good reminder to cut back roots really super short the very first time the roots are ever trimmed. Now to sit back and wait patiently for spring and new growth then lots of pinching to get short internodes and more ramification.
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Re: [shibui] trident maple
Yet another amazing transformation, Neil. Makes me want go out and start working my tridents, bugger, wild weather and storms etc. Maybe Sunday
Cheers Rod
Cheers Rod