These are a batch or two of  Trident maples that have been set into various configurations from single trunks  , root over rock ,with some being readied  to be trained onto rocks  plenty of fused trunks in all shapes and sizes from plaited to twisted and woven . While having an injury has slowed me down , some of the stock has suffered from lack of care . With close to 1500 plants in grow beds some where bound to be neglected . I have been digging the tridents out and trimming both roots and leaders back hard ready for another growing season . Not all where a complete success but i will use the un fused whips to infill the lower trunks  to improve the overall character of the better trunks . With plans to move to a large property put on hold i am still potting as many trainers into pots in case the opportunity does arise and a move is necessary . These were 1-2 year old whips fused together and grown on , now they need the hard trim to continue the development of the lower trunks and the start of the branch structure . With so much stock i have managed to work 150 trunk over with another 70 odd to go . Then i will progress onto the other trainers . I still need to re-pot around 400 pot plant trainers/pre-bonsai , time is running out .

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