Trident Maple dig
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Kev Bailey
JimLewis
Marlon Machado
claas
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Cut 'em
Hi, cut them off all right! You have nice movemnet in the middle stem, taper is not too bad either.
claas- Member
Re: Trident Maple dig
just worried about two big scars on both sides ...maby cut one off ??
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Last edited by ROBOKU on Fri Aug 06, 2010 2:26 pm; edited 2 times in total
ROBOKU- Member
Re: Trident Maple dig
Hello Roboku. If your worried about scars, cut them off and put it back in the ground. They will heal very quickly in the ground, you'll be looking at them for years in a pot. Just make sure the wound is concave for smoother callousing.
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Re: Trident Maple dig
I would follow Will's suggestion of putting the tree back in the ground, but I would only cut the right branch and shorten both the left branch and the central branch - new branches will sprout around the cut areas, and these new branches will take some time to thicken, a time during which the stubs of the left and central branches will not thicken significantly (not as much as if you leave them as long as they are now anyway!). By the time the wound left by the removal of the right branch is healed over, you will have a nicely branched tree with good taper and lots of branches - lots of options for further development of your bonsai.
Just my 2 cents.
Cheers,
Just my 2 cents.
Cheers,
Marlon Machado- Member
Re: Trident Maple dig
It looks like a screaming Triffid!
Those branches are MUCH too large to be branches on a bonsai. You have to get rid of them. The remaining branch would be ugly, otherwise. Planting in the ground will speed up healing -- especially if the cuts are slightly concave.
Those branches are MUCH too large to be branches on a bonsai. You have to get rid of them. The remaining branch would be ugly, otherwise. Planting in the ground will speed up healing -- especially if the cuts are slightly concave.
JimLewis- Member
Re: Trident Maple dig
I second Will and Jim. Cut them both off flush and then hollow the cuts very slightly just a mm or 2. Don't worry about the scars, Trident is a relatively thin barked tree but it is remarkably good in closing wounds quickly, if allowed to grow wild and free. It is about the only tree where I would definitely use a wound sealant to prevent any dieback around the edge of cuts.
Kev Bailey- Admin
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On the second tree,You might get away with the lower left branch as a first branch but the thickness will make it difficult to bend in to position the one on the right needs to be removed and healed over .On the first tree I am in agreeance with the rest cut both off put cut paste on it and put back in the ground or in a large cement mixing tub It will not heal as fast but can be done while forming the fibrous roots at the same time.
Seth Ellwood- Member
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I would do exactly the same with the second one as recomended for the first. Tridents bud profusely on old wood.
Guest- Guest
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Thanks for the advice .. i will be cutting the branches off !!
Rob
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ROBOKU- Member
Re: Trident Maple dig
Roboku -
tridents heal quickly, especially in the ground.
I can't recall where on the planet you are but in the northern hemisphere this seems late for lifting from the ground.
tridents heal quickly, especially in the ground.
I can't recall where on the planet you are but in the northern hemisphere this seems late for lifting from the ground.
Rob Kempinski- Member
trident maple dig
With the second tree there is a branch on the left up top and looks like a back branch there also..what about a V CUT there using that left branch as the apex???? i can,t see the top of the first tree john
moyogijohn- Member
Re: Trident Maple dig
HI Rob i am in Australia we are just about to go into spring
hi john good idea i will look more closer at that
cheers
Rob
hi john good idea i will look more closer at that
cheers
Rob
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