Shogun Trident getting "the business"

[Eric Group]

This little guy was an additional add on tree that came with a forest of larger old Tridents I got years ago. This one was chopped last yr instead of being kept as a tall forest option. The roots were less than perfect so after trying for a while to get it to sprout roots right where I wanted, I deciddd it was time to just thread graft them in there...
What it looked like right out the pot:
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After removing soil and doing some root pruning
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First seedling grafted in:
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Two ins and wired into place
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Some chopping to the bottom of the root ball to flatten it out
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Slapped on a flap piece of cedar which I screwed it into
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In the grow bag with most of the soil watered in
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End product- rest of soil added and alter of pumice and lava large pieces across the top to discourage squirrels and protect the roots from soil washing away
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Oughta be a good tree in a couple years... been thinking of chopping it lower. Something to consider down the road I guess.
BTW-- title was supposed to be SHOHIN Trident but my stupid autocorrect just refuses to accept that as a word and this site won't allow a title edit, so I guess this guy just got a new nickname! "Shogun" seems like a cool name for a Bonsai...

 

[Wilson]

I can't seem to open any of the photos... I dig the name though, Shogun is pretty powerful!

 

[D805]

Can't see the pics either.

 

[_#1_]

Yeah man, more like, Nogun Trident at the moment

 

[Eric Group]

I can't seem to open any of the photos... I dig the name though, Shogun is pretty powerful!

Hmmm I posted a duplicate by accident, asked Bnut to delete one and now the one remaining is all buggered up! These are the pics in the order they were posted... I may have left the next to last one out this time.. not missing much there...

 

[Smoke]

More like Shocap-gun.

I was expecting a beefy monster, and all I got was a Slim Jim

 

[Eric Group]

More like Shocap-gun.

I was expecting a beefy monster, and all I got was a Slim Jim

Well again... it was just supposed to say "Shohin"... Which I agree would have been a better description! LOL.

It is deff not the Shogun... yet!

 

[Smoke]

Your a good sport. I cracked myself up out loud just writing it.

 

[quietobserver]

More like Shocap-gun.

I was expecting a beefy monster, and all I got was a Slim Jim

Easy Chief, we've seen your pink thong pics!!...!

 

[Smoke]

Easy Chief, we've seen your pink thong pics!!...!

Beefy monster...that's right....no slim jim.

 

[M. Frary]

I've actually been called a beefy monster.