Amur Maple Progression

Its a great tree. Looking forward to see how it looks after its first flush.

Lets hope this tree's children do as well as thier big pappa treee!! Your cuttings are going in grow boxes for a few years.
 
Some of the lower right branches lost some vigor, so strength will have to be managed this season. I already started this process today by leaving the weak branches alone, cutting stronger areas down to pairs of two, and removing whorls.

Some good news is that the rest of the tree has good strength including the two thread grafts🤞
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Still enjoying the spring silhouette before the new branches start running!
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This is a great tree Sal. Great movement, the branching has a very natural feel to it. A few observations from a novice you dont need. lol:

1. I feel this branch can be removed as it is crossing nicer and finer branches that incorporate into the structure better. It seems like it confuses this spot.

2. Id reduce this branch slightly before it cross the right trunk which I feel is the primary trunk. I like it crossing the left trunk as it does as this seems like a straight spot and it hides that a bit while adding frontal depth.

3. ais this planned to become the new leader on the left trunk? Id wire it now to get good movement in early and reduce per #4.

4. This little clump can be cut back. A little long with no taper and it will allow for #3.

5. What is your plan for the apex of the right tree? Seems like a lot of branches here and a little dense/heavy.

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Orion_metalhead said:
This is a great tree Sal. Great movement, the branching has a very natural feel to it. A few observations from a novice you dont need. lol:

1. I feel this branch can be removed as it is crossing nicer and finer branches that incorporate into the structure better. It seems like it confuses this spot.

2. Id reduce this branch slightly before it cross the right trunk which I feel is the primary trunk. I like it crossing the left trunk as it does as this seems like a straight spot and it hides that a bit while adding frontal depth.

3. ais this planned to become the new leader on the left trunk? Id wire it now to get good movement in early and reduce per #4.

4. This little clump can be cut back. A little long with no taper and it will allow for #3.

5. What is your plan for the apex of the right tree? Seems like a lot of branches here and a little dense/heavy.

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We will have to look at this one together in person, lol! While this tree is moving towards refinement, there is still editing that will have to be done over time. Each season (this one included) I make edits to this tree based on what Mother Nature gives me. I eventually want to lighten up the left side and push the asymmetry more to the left, but I have to let the tree respond and see what it let's me do.

Amur from my experience are a much more wild that maples typically used for bonsai cultivation. I am trying to tame it a little at a time, lol!
 
Tidal Bonsai said:
We will have to look at this one together in person, lol! While this tree is moving towards refinement, there is still editing that will have to be done over time. Each season (this one included) I make edits to this tree based on what Mother Nature gives me. I eventually want to lighten up the left side and push the asymmetry more to the left, but I have to let the tree respond and see what it let's me do.

Amur from my experience are a much more wild that maples typically used for bonsai cultivation. I am trying to tame it a little at a time, lol!
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Bring it over!
 
Seasonal Update

Tidal Bonsai

Thread 'Tree Troubleshooting and Detective Work'

Hello Nuts!

I had a setback on my Amur maple that I wanted to share with the members of the group. It was a really interesting puzzle, that I hope will help members troubleshoot their own trees.

I thought I had regained vigor in my tree, but I had always noticed that the lower right side was weaker than the rest of the tree. I let that area grow to regain strength last growing season.
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Since it seemed to be stronger, I gave the tree some wire in the fall. After winter dormancy tragedy struck!!! One of the apex branches died off over winter, the secondary trunk apex died, and...
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Tidal Bonsai said:
Seasonal Update

Tidal Bonsai

Thread 'Tree Troubleshooting and Detective Work'

Hello Nuts!

I had a setback on my Amur maple that I wanted to share with the members of the group. It was a really interesting puzzle, that I hope will help members troubleshoot their own trees.

I thought I had regained vigor in my tree, but I had always noticed that the lower right side was weaker than the rest of the tree. I let that area grow to regain strength last growing season.
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Since it seemed to be stronger, I gave the tree some wire in the fall. After winter dormancy tragedy struck!!! One of the apex branches died off over winter, the secondary trunk apex died, and...
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Just a thought after reading the new thread, could one grow a small amur cutting and approach graft where the dead section is?

Id imagine it would help re-establish any nabari lost from the die back and it would help hide the scar possibly also allow for the appearance of an older tree?
 

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Just a thought after reading the new thread, could one grow a small amur cutting and approach graft where the dead section is?
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You couldn't graft it to the dead part and probably not anywhere close if the trunk continues to die back further...
 
It’s in the back of the tree, so I am not loosing much sleep over it. It is hopefully going to grow vigorously for years in the grow box, so I am hoping it will heal over time (with some assistance if needed).
 
The wood seemed hard enough for the callus to roll over this season, but next year I may have to bust out the epoxy again.

MACH5

Thread 'CLOSING WOUNDS'

Today I worked on closing a large wound on a kifu size trident maple that I have posted here before. I wanted to tackle this earlier last year but did not get to it so I decided to get ahead and do it now before spring is upon us. I suspect it was a big cut made to create the taper and the resulting wound was treated and handled rather poorly. And yes this was done back in Japan not here. As a result, the area rotted and the tree was unable to callus over. Below I am outlining a step by step process of handling large rotted wounds on your trees. At least the way I approach it.

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