Forgotten Trident Fusion

[Stickroot]

Here is one of those seedling fusion things. About five years ago I planted 18 or 20 small Trident whips around a wire cone that I cobbled together. After loosing interest in it for years I had completely forgot what it was, I actually thought it was a chopped stump when I pulled it out of the weeds under a bench.
Here it is.And after a butchering.the wire is almost completely disappeared into the tree.something to play with if you are bored

 

[fredman]

WoW that is so cool. Sometimes forgetting about it brings the right results. Man i'm envious

 

[Stickroot]

It makes me want to do it more with other types of trees.

 

[sorce]

Seriously?

Really dude!?

WTF!

Xmas in JULY!

Sorce

 

[Stickroot]

Seriously?

Really dude!?

WTF!

Xmas in JULY!

Sorce

I know right, all I wanted to do is clean up and weed eat around a couple benches. Ended up messing with that thing instead.

 

[LanceMac10]

weed eat.

Brownies?
Pretty cool, worked out pretty well!
WHOOHOO!!!

 

[Cadillactaste]

Very cool looking...I've contemplated such a project seeing good attempts. But, never got around to it. Yours makes me want to reconsider and find the time.

 

[Giga]

oh I like it very much - very cool

 

[sikadelic]

When you have time, would you mind going into a bit more detail about how you did this? I have heard of trunk fusions, but I haven't seen a hollow area and wide base achieved as nicely as yours. Nicely done!!

 

[Redwood Ryan]

This is fantastic. I need to do it with Ficus. Do you recall how you made the wire cone?

 

[Cypress187]

Cool man.

 

[Stickroot]

I will post pics of the wire when I get home this evening

 

[jeremy_norbury]

I've found worse things than this under my damned benches!

 

[Vin]

Very cool! I would think in a few more years the fusion points will disappear. I'm assuming it ate the wire cone or did you remove it early on?

 

[Stickroot]

It definitely ate it.
I am really suprised that they aren't more visible.

 

[Stickroot]

I've found worse things than this under my damned benches!

I want to see pics.
I will start a thread "Worse thing you have found under your bench"

 

[fredman]

going into a bit more detail about how you did this?

Hope he can remember

 

[choppychoppy]

https://fusionbonsai.wordpress.com/fusion-project-2/

 

[Stickroot]

https://fusionbonsai.wordpress.com/fusion-project-2/

Yep!
But mine was WAAAAY less complicated.
Here is my wire.and here is how it sat as I planted bare root whips around it.it looked like this with the gap and overlap in the front.when I got home I prepared this very excited to put a bunch of Zelcova whips together, but they are in small pots with dense roots and can't be placed close enough together without destroying them. So bare root whips are best to use
With brea roots they can be placed very close at the base leaving no gaps. Come spring... I am sticking whips together for DAYS!
Oh, I forgot to add, I ONLY tied it exactly how I showed with a single piece of Raffia.