I cannot remember the exact age of this cutting. But it must be more than 8 years old. It has
been trained on rock for at least 5 or 6 years.
The following photos were taken on 17/August/2008.
View 1-1
View 1-2
View 1-3
View 1-4
This is a new leader, the main one was broken off by strong winds. The joint is ugly, I hope that
with times, this ugliness can be lessened a little.
View 1-Trunk
I also have some earlier photos, but they do not show anything significance about this tree.
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There are two rocks in the composition, one is sitting on top of the other. I used a copper wire to hold
them together -- as can be seen in View 1-Trunk. Over the years, as the roots were developing, I
use the roots to hold the rocks by crisscrossing the roots at bottom. The copper wire has been cut off.
I was told that the rocks are Western Australian, a by-product of the mining industry.
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The following photos were taken on 20/January/2009. (I am a contractor. I am taking a day off today.)
View 2-1
View 2-2
View 2-3
View 2-4
The branches have been without wires for about 2 months now. The apex still to be developed. A lot of
works still to be done on this tree.
The pot is Japanese. I bought it a few years ago at a Bonsai Society of Victoria exhibition for $130.00.
I was told it is from a late member of the club. I just love this pot. (When my time comes, who will get
hold of it?)
* Some basic measurements:
- Pot length: 36 cm.
Pot width: 28 cm.
Pot height: 10 cm (including the "legs".)
Tree height: would be about 43 cm.
Trunk diameter: 4 to 5 cm.
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Other trident maples that I have posted
Japanese Trident Maple (1)
Trident maple root-over-rock (1)
Trident maple root-over-rock (2)
(If later on, I found any misspellings or grammar errors I would edit this post directly. I will not change the content.)
