trident maple

treeman · Post by **treeman** » June 12th, 2019, 11:11 am

These take MANY years to develop!! I thought I would be further along by now.

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Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » June 12th, 2019, 11:22 am

Very very nice Mike. Fantastic branch ramification forming. Almost seems like it hasent been touched by the hand of man

Jake fowler · Post by **Jake fowler** » June 12th, 2019, 1:42 pm

How long has this taken Mike? I have a trident forest that is very young so I better strap in for the long run

MJL · Post by **MJL** » June 12th, 2019, 2:00 pm

I am having a brief lunchtime break and this forest has made my day. Just beautiful. The forest floor is wonderful.

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The whole setting is brilliant.

Thanks for posting.

Bonsai teaches me patience.
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treeman · Post by **treeman** » June 12th, 2019, 2:35 pm

Jake fowler wrote:How long has this taken Mike? I have a trident forest that is very young so I better strap in for the long run

It was put together during a demo about 5 or 6 years ago but I used some older trees from another forest as well as some younger material. I was told that some of the older ones were around 20 years old but they were in extremely poor condition at the time. I basically had to start from scratch.

Ryceman3 · Post by **Ryceman3** » June 12th, 2019, 2:53 pm

That is nice!
Great ramification happening and all the trees have a nice balance/harmony that isn't too contrived.
The lighting in the shot with the sun/shadows dappling through to the forest floor also adds a great dimension.
Very cool.

Jake fowler · Post by **Jake fowler** » June 12th, 2019, 3:23 pm

Your patience has paid off then it looks awesome mate!

shibui · Post by **shibui** » June 12th, 2019, 5:03 pm

You are right. Good bonsai does take time.
A passable group is possible in just a couple of years but to get something with great form and good ramification takes far longer.
Well done Mike.

GavinG · Post by **GavinG** » June 13th, 2019, 11:58 am

Very graceful and harmonious. Deceptively difficult to be this disciplined.

Thanks for posting,

Gavin

Andrew Legg · Post by **Andrew Legg** » June 14th, 2019, 5:52 am

Lovely forrest Mike. Well done and thanks for sharing.

TimS · Post by **TimS** » June 14th, 2019, 7:13 am

Absolutely sensational composition there, great rewards for your efforts

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