TRIDENT MAPLE....

HI EVERYONE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR...THIS IS MY FIRST TRIDENT IN MY COLLECTION AND IM NOT SO SURE ABOUT THE STYLING THERE IS ANYONE CAN GIVE ME SOME ADVICE.....ALSO DOROTHY I LOVE YOUR VIRT GREAT STUFF

Great rident Lele. Poweful tree with a good future. I'm guessing the compliment to Dorothy may persuade her to do a virt for you? Flattery will get you everywhere.

Hi will happy new year more than a virt i would love some suggestion for example im not sure on the height of the tree if make it a short or a taller tree...

Here is a Celtis stump I've been working on for the past 7yrs with a similar stump which may inspire you...

this was what i started with...

Hi Paul , great development, the branch placement and scale are great, if this were mine I would put the tree in a smaller and more refined pot... but I somehow think you already know that

yeh, this was it's first pot. i found it difficult to find this one - 3 yrs of searching. Been constantly on the lookout for a smaller one, very hard to find here in OZ

Back on Lele's tree . . . . . . . . . . . .

It may be a bit too young for a meaningful virtual -- even with Dorothy's amazing skills.

For this winter and spring, I think I'd just concentrate on branch development by trimming to one or two internodes, letting it grow, trimming to one or two new internodes, etc. Maybe by next fall there will be something for her to work with. Promising tree.

JimLewis wrote:Back on Lele's tree . . . . . . . . . . . .

It may be a bit too young for a meaningful virtual -- even with Dorothy's amazing skills.

For this winter and spring, I think I'd just concentrate on branch development by trimming to one or two internodes, letting it grow, trimming to one or two new internodes, etc. Maybe by next fall there will be something for her to work with. Promising tree.

Totally agree, Jim. You can grow about anything out of this maple. Nice outgrow. Once Lele has selected his branches and wired them, he is on his way. I did make a virtual, but it is very different. I am trying to move away from overly groomed unnatural looking bonsai. This virtual only gives you a feeling of what I see. Lots of details and old growth, lots of free branching.

Hope you like it, Lele. Happy New Year.

-dorothy

Thanks everyone for your advice and suggestions.....so i will cut everything back to 1 or 2 pairs of leaves except the new leader i guess....DOROTHY I AM TRULY AMAZED YOU ARE A REAL TALENT THANK U SO MUCH....

Paul forgot to say that i love your tree that is an amazing transformation.....well done