ROR Trident project

[leatherback]

By mid summer it will have 1/2” leaves in places.

Hm.. Difficult to solve but I read somewhere.. fertilize stronger and stop trimming. Then the branches will grow out a bit more and the leaves will be bigger

Joking aside, nice work. Love the start-to-finish thread here.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Hm.. Difficult to solve but I read somewhere.. fertilize stronger and stop trimming. Then the branches will grow out a bit more and the leaves will be bigger

Joking aside, nice work. Love the start-to-finish thread here.

I must have missed the post you’re referring to...but it doesn’t sound like I missed anything good.
A before and after shot from 2nd trimming.

 

[Moridin]

That shepards crook root on the left really is awesome. I love this tree man!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Fall color shot.

 

[MACH5]

Fall color shot.
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On one my favorites!!! Your threads have inspired me since joining this site back in May, 2011. Rock on!

 

[sorce]

A gift for BVF...

Make it to the end.

Come on, Timothy, just try it

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Sorce

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

A gift for BVF...

Make it to the end.

Come on, Timothy, just try it

youtube.com

Sorce

Roll Tide!

 

[Zone6bonsai]

Thank you for sharing this progression for 10 years! The tree is developing beautifully and my favorite shots are the fall colors with the pot.

 

[vp999]

Def one of my favorite tree.. Geaux Tigers !!!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Def one of my favorite tree.. Geaux Tigers !!!

LOL

https://twitter.com/x/status/1466789400042483715

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Repotted this one as well. I’m not really impressed with the roots on this one. In fact, both of the tridents I repotted had less-than impressive root systems. I would have expected them to fill a pot faster than J. Maples, but here that is not the case.

 

[atlarsenal]

Repotted this one as well. I’m not really impressed with the roots on this one. In fact, both of the tridents I repotted had less-than impressive root systems. I would have expected them to fill a pot faster than J. Maples, but here that is not the case.
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Do you have any type of padding between the rock and the pot?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Do you have any type of padding between the rock and the pot?

No

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Bud-break…we had snow on the ground yesterday, and it was 25f this AM. Lots of trees spent the weekend in the basement.

 

[ATM]

Repotted this one as well. I’m not really impressed with the roots on this one. In fact, both of the tridents I repotted had less-than impressive root systems. I would have expected them to fill a pot faster than J. Maples, but here that is not the case.
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I admire your tie down work, it’s something I need to work on. Is that an aluminum chop stick?

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

I admire your tie down work, it’s something I need to work on. Is that an aluminum chop stick?

Titanium. At the suggestion of @Bonsai Nut I bought a few but prefer bamboo for working on roots.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Mid-season update.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Fall color update.

 

[Don Blackmond]

I bet if you covered the soil in moss or sphagnum the roots would fill the pot faster. Pros and cons to doing that, but it does cause prolific fine root growth.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]