Trident Maple

Leigh Taafe · Post by **Leigh Taafe** » April 28th, 2009, 7:52 pm

Hi Everyone!

In an effort to get some discussion and activity going in this forum that we all love I am going to offer up a bunch of pics for open comment.

I am open to any comment, criticism, advice, etc, etc.

You wont hurt my feelings, I am prepared for anything.

I am just happy to offer up material for discussion.

Cheers,
Leigh.

Here is the seventh one.....A Trident Maple

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Bretts · Post by **Bretts** » April 28th, 2009, 8:02 pm

Thanks for doing this Leigh I am having a ball

I thought this was a great progressing trident when you showed me recently. I would be interested if you could refresh my memory on the history of what you have done to grow the trunk and help heal the scarring. I may remember that it is due for a repot?
I am trying to put a plan together for chopping and regrowing an apex on mine. As I said I am not game to plant this one out in the ground and will be after as much growth as I can in a large pot.

anttal63 · Post by **anttal63** » April 28th, 2009, 8:55 pm

good on you leigh for putting yourself out there. this is fantastic. bare with me i am saving all the photos to file and will answer each and everyone of them as i can. this photo of the trident is not a good 1 the head is cut out.

get ya photo's right will ya!

Pup · Post by **Pup** » April 28th, 2009, 9:49 pm

Thank you for showing us the impressive nebari on this tree. We get to see a lot of trees with all of the canopy showing but not good shots of impressive nebari. Which is very necessary for good structure in trees that are not a collected one. Which takes a long time to correct. Thanks Leigh

Asus101 · Post by **Asus101** » April 28th, 2009, 9:58 pm

*shouts from balcony*
Learn to take a good photo ya noob!!

ketutg · Post by **ketutg** » April 29th, 2009, 2:38 pm

Asus101 wrote:*shouts from balcony*
Learn to take a good photo ya noob!!

from looking at the file names of the photos i think Leigh used his phone to take photos of these trees.

The photo of this Trident may not be great but the effort put into starting all these threads is.

From the photo all i can say is nice base

Post by **kcpoole** » April 29th, 2009, 7:57 pm

Asus101 wrote:*shouts from balcony*
Learn to take a good photo ya noob!!

Actually I( do not think leigh cut off the head on this one, I don;lt thisnk it has one

I suggest this is quite a large tree and woudl be rel nice in the flesh
Just needs trimming back hard to develop the branching and Ramification

Kne

Leigh Taafe · Post by **Leigh Taafe** » April 29th, 2009, 8:15 pm

Hi all,

This is an old pic - I dont know why I took the pic like this! Maybe I just wanted a pic of the nebari.

The tree has come along since then. I will have it into a good pot come Spring. I expect to show it a year later.

I will get a new pic when I repot it.

Cheers,
Leigh.

63pmp · Post by **63pmp** » April 29th, 2009, 8:22 pm

Have you thought about grafting some roots into the obvious cavern in the nebari?

With this hole filled it would make the trunk even more impressive.

Paul

Leigh Taafe · Post by **Leigh Taafe** » April 29th, 2009, 8:30 pm

Hi Paul,

I hadnt thought about it, but now that you mention it, I will see how I feel about it after repotting and might just see about doing something like that. Thanks for pointing that out.

Cheers,
Leigh.

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