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i recently acquired this trident which is approx 18 y/o, it has had three trunk chops 5 years apart, however it has been neglected for the last few years, height is 45cm and trunk width is 18cm. i will update as work is done. steve

Very nice. Looks like it has some potential after a bit of love.

I will be interested to see the progress so please do post updates

Very nice how much does a tree like that cost ? Love the base

$300 which i thought was a good deal

That is a good deal Nishiki but it is going to need a bit of work unless you are heading for a formal upright.

I love the way a trident will completely colonize the bottom of a pot.

Nice trident,

Paul

Love the base.
How quickly will those chops heal over?

i think it would be at least 5 years for the cuts to heal, and by then the branch structure should be on its way.

are the first 2 chops about 8 and 13 years old?--if so something needs to be done to help heal them over--there must be a technique to deal with such old large scars------perhaps carved out and wrapped to compress those areas--then placed in a large grow pot for 3 yrs or so and allowed to be a little rampant----

just a quick update...

Nice tree, Whats the plan for it?

Ken

no serious plans at the moment because it has next to nothing for branch structure so it will take at least 2 years to have some style and structure, slowly slowly i think ken...

no serious plans at the moment because it has next to nothing for branch structure so it will take at least 2 years to have some style and structure, slowly slowly i think ken...

Slowly, slowly indeed. The hobby of Bonsai is something that each preceding generation might be lucky enough to fully appreciate in 'their' own lifetime.