[Shane] Trident maples
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[Shane] Trident maples
I'm going to attempt a little trident forest with these seedlings.
Source: purchased from the YVBS sale a couple of weeks ago.
Cost: $10 for the seedling tray +$2 for the larger tree.
Height: The seedlings are already 250mm tall so that'll be a challenge. The taller trident is currently 66cm tall.
Source: purchased from the YVBS sale a couple of weeks ago.
Cost: $10 for the seedling tray +$2 for the larger tree.
Height: The seedlings are already 250mm tall so that'll be a challenge. The taller trident is currently 66cm tall.
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Re: [Shane] Trident maples
So I'm sharing the veggie patch with my good wife! Planted out my trident maple seedlings on April 1, on top of some old tiles, concrete and various rocks; anything I could find as the sun set. Pea straw to keep them warm and Seasol to keep them tipsy. The aim is to get some width on the trunks.
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Re: [Shane] Trident maples
I've always loved maples and forests, so together . . . well, let's just say I'm really excited to see how this goes for you.
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Re: [Shane] Trident maples
Mee too like them.
I pot one together lat year my self from a bunch of 2 years old seedlings.
The shallow tray should be OK with trees this young
Ken
I pot one together lat year my self from a bunch of 2 years old seedlings.
The shallow tray should be OK with trees this young
Ken
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Re: [Shane] Trident maples
Really look forward tohow this one goes
i'd really like to make a trident forrest of my own but i only have one small trident maple that im going to let grow heaps and take layers/cuttings from it
i'd really like to make a trident forrest of my own but i only have one small trident maple that im going to let grow heaps and take layers/cuttings from it
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Re: [Shane] Trident maples
The seedlings are still there, but having dropped their leaves for winter they are thinner than chop sticks!
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Re: [Shane] Trident maples
$2 for that trident... wow, nice buy. If you cut the trunk right at that first clip of plastic at the base of the trident, that would start to be a magnificent specimen in years to come.
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Re: [Shane] Trident maples
So the tridents have been growing, but you'd only know it from the photos above. Dosed them up with a bunch of pellets and fish emulsion last night.
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Re: [Shane] Trident maples
The problem with growing tridents so close together like this is that they're not branching sideways. So I have started to thin them out by taking some to do root-over-rock and root-in-rock side projects. Neither side project will likely be in the comp, due to the heights of the rocks. The remaining trees remain very thin, although the roots have been growing sideways over the items buried beneath them and growing quite long.
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Re: [Shane] Trident maples
Ever planting out tridents for a year to make a forest? Don't cut them short at the start, let them grow first.
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Re: [Shane] Trident maples
Winter is here. Little sticks.
The single root-over-rock side project carked it. The multiple root-in-rock now has only 3 trees alive, and all are tall and thin.
The single root-over-rock side project carked it. The multiple root-in-rock now has only 3 trees alive, and all are tall and thin.
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Re: [Shane] Trident maples
On Saturday, I finally took the plunge and planted out these tridents into a forest arrangement. My first forest, actually. And my first go at muck. There's still si many things to try in bonsai, it never gets old.
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Re: [Shane] Trident maples
Final pictures for my trident forest. Two days after planting; 18 months to grow slightly thicker sticks.
Unfortunately, after planting this forest on Saturday, we went out on Sunday without watering it, and leaving it in the path of severe winds. Not the best receipe for a newly planted tree. So, now the leaves are burned. It should recover...eventually. Daughter was happy to see it outside her window though.
Here are the final photos then, and you'll notice I had to trim even more off when I put the ruler to it, because trident maple leaves like to curl upwards when they burn. Best of luck to all still in the comp.
Unfortunately, after planting this forest on Saturday, we went out on Sunday without watering it, and leaving it in the path of severe winds. Not the best receipe for a newly planted tree. So, now the leaves are burned. It should recover...eventually. Daughter was happy to see it outside her window though.
Here are the final photos then, and you'll notice I had to trim even more off when I put the ruler to it, because trident maple leaves like to curl upwards when they burn. Best of luck to all still in the comp.
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Re: [Shane] Trident maples
Any update on how this turned out ??
would love to see it now !
would love to see it now !
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I doubt it, Shane has not logged in in over a yearKyBonzai wrote:Any update on how this turned out ??
would love to see it now !
Ken
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