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"Here are three pictues of a trident that I dug in 1/05 and worked on 2/28/05"

Comparing a trident with other species in terms of healing times is a little misleading. Tridents close huge wounds extremely quickly. That's why they're used for images with such dramatic taper. A long list of other species simply don't work that fast and it's unrealistic to assume any other species will act like a trident other than a trident.

You can accelerate scar healing in any species by planting it the ground or in a larger container. This is usually followed by varying cycles of unrestrained growth and subsequent reduction pruning. If you're doing this stuff in a container, you have automatically increased the time the plant needs to react to wounds. You have limited its resources and it acts accordingly.

31-Jan-2006	#10
rockm bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Oct-2003 Location: Fairfax, Va Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 4,561	"Here are three pictues of a trident that I dug in 1/05 and worked on 2/28/05" Comparing a trident with other species in terms of healing times is a little misleading. Tridents close huge wounds extremely quickly. That's why they're used for images with such dramatic taper. A long list of other species simply don't work that fast and it's unrealistic to assume any other species will act like a trident other than a trident. You can accelerate scar healing in any species by planting it the ground or in a larger container. This is usually followed by varying cycles of unrestrained growth and subsequent reduction pruning. If you're doing this stuff in a container, you have automatically increased the time the plant needs to react to wounds. You have limited its resources and it acts accordingly.