• Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Jun 2008
Category: Small Trident Maple
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Archive for the Category ◊ Small Trident Maple ◊
• Monday, April 21st, 2008
Category: Collection Highlights, Small Trident Maple
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• Monday, January 21st, 2008
On the back side of this tree I pull a branch up and to the side to fill in an empty spot. The branch itself has done very well mu the un-natural movement of that branch has always bother me. To take care of this issue I decided to use an approach graft technique.
To start a carved a small notch in the trunk of the tree that the branch will fit into. It is about 1/8″ deep.
Finally the branch was slid into place and held with a push pin until the graft takes hold. The entire wound was sealed up with cut paste
This is the branch that I performed the graft on
After a quick root prune and a new pot (actually a very old pot) the tree has taken on an entirely new look. This little guy is ready to pop out so Spring must be on its way. Jan 2008
Category: Small Trident Maple
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• Sunday, January 21st, 2007
This tree is still developing braches in several areas. Also lower branches need to thicken up a great deal. So I will really control the growth on this tree this year. I don’t want the top of the tree to be heavy with growth because I want the bulk of the load to come from the bottom branches to send more energy, more food, an din turn more growth for those branches. The top will be thinned out through out the year so that new branches will bud from the trunk.
I also want to try leaf reduction on this tree to see how it will look, and if there are any areas that I need to work on now. Over all I am happy with the progress of this tree. January 2007
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