Tridents Galore

[alpineart]

These are some of the 2000 plus Trident Maple seedlings that were sown in Spring '09 .Approx' 1000 of them have been twisted , plaited , braided and wrapped together in bunches to fuse together and produce some awesome trunks . Currently fusing together nicely , another 100 or more have been wired to improve the movement and use in other styles . Some tend to be dragging their heels but on average they are around 300-450mm high

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Cheers Alpine

[Jamie]

nice alpine!

that middle picture, i think you will need to add more trees in between the seedlings for it to fuse nicely, i think if it has that much of a gap between them it wont work to well, it will look like 5-8 trunks stuck together, i can see where you are going with it though, you have enough seedlings there to use a frame like dugsbonsai.com and create a sumo like trident, i find the technique amazing!


jamie

[alpineart]

Hi Jamie i could only use the trunks close enough together to start the frame work , about 50-100 of these are bigger , better bases , but yes they will require some trunk splicing with other seedlings . Cheers

[Jamie]

i was thinking that just after i posted

great setup mate, you got the right idea for it

if i could ground grow i would!

jamie

[anttal63]

Atta boy Alpine! grow some good trees for the future!!!

[alpineart]

Atta boy Alpine! grow some good trees for the future!!!

Someone gotta i cant find stock like you blokes seem to, not enough nurseries around here .

[alpineart]

Working my way through a sea of Tridents .

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These will eventually be combined into a raft type group plantings .

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All these seedlings were purpose bent in the growing bed for this very task .

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.After they are potted up a quick wire job will be done and the trainers will be on their way to a new beginning .Come Spring they will go back into the ground for a season of power feeding .Cheers

[alpineart]

A quick hook and hold wire job and a clump / broom /raft style emerges

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[alpineart]

Ripped into another one , similar to the blog demo that everyone stumbles across on google . I did say similar .

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I used an upside down plastic pot and lashed the base of the trunks together with twist ties .Never again , i know i will use a staple gun to take care of the business of holding the trunks in order.. KISS "keep it simple stupid" .Whilst it didn't take 9 hours to complete i didn't lash the entire trunk only the base in 2-3 places

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, then spiraled the seedlings together .For now they will remain wrapped as per pics

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then pre spring the wire will be removed and several tops will be removed to enhance the taper .Cheers

[Craig.a.c]

Looks good.
How long will it take for them to fuse together?

[yadibrar]

nice job .......keep it up!!!!!

[alpineart]

Looks good.
How long will it take for them to fuse together?

Hi Criag , tridents seem to fuse together in a matter of months during the growing season if strapped tight enough , i expect this thick trunk to completely fuse by next winter . The more i look at this one , the more i want to layer the top off after it fuses together .Just another challenge.Cheers

[alpineart]

nice job .......keep it up!!!!!

Hi yadibrar , there is a few more different outcomes to post using the whips i have grown .I will post after leaf drop .Cheers Alpineart

[alpineart]

This is the progression of the Tridents i planted last Winter .

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So far i have produced 36 custom made trunks ,

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still have a long way to go before i make a start on the Crab Apples .Cheers Alpine

[ozzy]

You must have lots of spare time