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Shohin
I bought this 8-year-old field-grown Trident maple from Green Thumb Bonsai in September 2021 and have done very little to it since then. The picture showing it in the small 3-gallon pot (trident01.jpg) is from the day it arrived, and the other pictures are from today. It's been kept in a 25-gallon nursery pot since 2022. The base of the tree was never that great (see photo), so remedying that has always been part 1 of the long-term design. After years of letting it sit mostly idle, I'm finally ready to do something productive with this tree.
The way I see it, my options are:
A (red line): Ground-layer the base off low on the trunk (which is currently 2" thick) and then make a basic broom-style tree.
B (blue line): Ground-layer the base off high up the trunk just below the fork and make a twin-trunk style tree.
C (yellow lines): Air-layer off the two "forks" (one is 1" thick and the other 1.25") and make two trees with smaller trunks, but more styling options going forward.
Thanks in advance for the thoughts and feedback.
The way I see it, my options are:
A (red line): Ground-layer the base off low on the trunk (which is currently 2" thick) and then make a basic broom-style tree.
B (blue line): Ground-layer the base off high up the trunk just below the fork and make a twin-trunk style tree.
C (yellow lines): Air-layer off the two "forks" (one is 1" thick and the other 1.25") and make two trees with smaller trunks, but more styling options going forward.
Thanks in advance for the thoughts and feedback.
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