More repotting

[Matthew]

Had some time to myself today and the weather wasent too bad so got abit done. Some old tridents,a linden tree and flowering plum.

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[alpineart]

Hi Mathew , very nice trunks you have there , Plenty of time and effort gone into building them that's for sure . Thanks for posting .

Cheers . Alpine

[nicholascorr]

Amazing - how long have you been training them?

[Matthew]

A large japanese maple that needs a heavy prune. The sacrifice branch has done its job and ill remove it in two parts as japanese maples can suffer die back when a significant branch is removed.

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[Granite]

How old is the sacrifice branch?

[Matthew]

How old is the sacrifice branch?

The branch is 4 years old and was a root graft. It has added significant mass to the trunk in that time

[alpineart]

Hi Mathew , that is one heck of a sacrifice branch , I have a 391 stihl and an engine crane if you need assistance to remove it . I think I should wander over there and check this right out .

Cheers . Alpine

[pjames]

Wow, those have great trunks!

[Matthew]

Well the last deciduous tree is done. Quite a large trident ive been building the last few years long way to go but the tree has potential.

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Conifers in early September usually.

[delisea]

Hi Matthew,
Thanks for the inspiration. What is that pot? Is it a Yamaaki?
Cheers,
Symon

[pjames]

Wow! i'm inspired now to do more tridents. I better start putting some in the ground.

[Haydenmc]

Some great work and plenty of fun to be had in there. Some nice ramification starting on the linden - any tips as I am struggling to get secondary branching on mine. Cheers


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[bonsai_mick]

beautiful, thanks for posting

[Matthew]

Some great work and plenty of fun to be had in there. Some nice ramification starting on the linden - any tips as I am struggling to get secondary branching on mine. Cheers

Regular fert over spring and summer .internode length can get too far apart if u dont keep the pruning up linden tree has beautiful new buds that open to a brilliant lime green leaf. Much underused species in my opinion. Dont let dry out and they hate hot wind.


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[Nate.bonsai]

The base on that last trident looks great potted up. Super robust but still entering the soil level in a very natural way.

Huge fan of your work (and your space to set it all out - your yard would count as a suburb here in inner Sydney...).