Coral Bark J Maple Clump

[BrianBay9]

I don't seem to have a "before" shot of this one. I bought it at a club auction in Santa Cruz. It's main problem was the roots were on stilts. Good top, bad nebari. So last year I ground layered it and got decent roots. Grown .out this season, with this nice color as a reward. Went with a round pot to facilitate decisions on the exact front.




















I haven't decided how far to shorten the apex.

 

[Stevebonsai]

Very nice tree

 

[WavyGaby]

Nice one! Great call on the ground layer.