I obtained this trident maple in the early spring of 2006. It's grown enough in this raised bed for me to want to begin working on styling it this March. I hope that some of you might have some tips about what to do.
I know that I should cut it back pretty hard to induce better taper as your eye moves upward. However, I'm not sure which branch would be the best to save as the new lead. (Or is that even something I should consider at this point?)
There are three pictures in this link. Originally, PICTURE 1 was my idea of the front. But now I think maybe PICTURE 3 is a more interesting view.
http://www.4shared.com/dir/5121923/e3ebea33/bonsai.html
Thanks for any thoughts you have. And I apologize in advance if this web-based file system is flawed.
Brian