malhomme

I tried the "wedge" method on a 1.25" trunk of a trident. Before I knew it I went from bending one tree to suddenly holding a tree in each hand!!! The break was dramatic and came without warning. I guess that's what I get for being over ambitious.

However, bending a branch (of the diameter in your photo) in this manner seems less risky... to me... than the above scenario. In any event, it's just a branch. One of the nice things about tridents is that they grow new branches almost overnight.

--malhomme