Trident maple plunge pruning and Expo substitute – Indian Bonsai Art work

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As for the autumn pruning, below is a trident maple exhibiting the closing bit of plunge color.

Trident maple with plunge color

After inserting off the leaves it’s easy to gaze how noteworthy the tree grew this Twelve months. It had been aged for just a few years so I repotted it closing Twelve months and let it develop freely. As a result, there are appropriate shoots nevertheless no signs of the vigor I’d ask from a actually wholesome trident maple.

Original shoots

It’s additionally easy to gaze that the upper branches are manner too colossal for the tree. To stimulate the pruduction of contemporary shoots on the upper half of of the tree, I removed all of the gigantic higher branches. And as a alternative of making neat cuts, I left stubs as contemporary shoots could well sprout from the depraved of those gigantic branches. I left the tallest shoot on the tree by myself to prolong the sap high-tail in the home.

After pruning

To wrap up the autumn work, I removed the head layer of soil and modified it with contemporary soil. This can even abet prevent the foundation ball from preserving too noteworthy moisture by winter.

After changing the head layer of soil

I’ll take a look at on the tree again in March and April to gaze if any buds have sprouted. In the length in-between, I’ll leave the tree in paunchy sun and water it when the soil begins to dry out.

While you’d desire to gaze a video of this work, take a look at out “Tumble cutback on a trident maple.“

Info & Updates

• While you didn’t gaze the survey above, the dates were living for subsequent Twelve months’s Pacific Bonsai Expo. The tournament shall be held on October 26-27, 2024. More updates are on the absolute best scheme so dangle tuned!
• I’m purchasing for readers who can present feedback on a mission I’m working on. While you’re up for some bonsai finding out, ship me a display and we are in a position to head from there.
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