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16-Aug-2008
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
Join Date: Mar-2006
Location: Plainfield, IL
Country: USA
USDA Zone: 05A
AHS Heat Zone: 40
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New Trident Maple
I just bought this trident this morning at the Midwest Bonsai show in Chicago from Martha Meehan. The trunk is approx. 1.5" thick and the tree is around 15" tall. I don't think it is appropriate to publicize the price, but I think I got a great deal.
The picture that shows the base of the trunk really does not show the buttress on the right, but there is a buttress in the red oval; I have it outlined by a red pen. Let me know what you guys think. - CB |
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16-Aug-2008
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Transplanted Jungle Rat
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Nice tree! Now I can't wait to get there tomorrow morning and check things out for myself.
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Treebeard 55 "... the Lord God made all kinds of trees ... trees that were pleasing to the eye ..." (Genesis 2:9, NIV.) |
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16-Aug-2008
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bonsaiTALK Craftsman
Join Date: Apr-2008
Location: Chicago suburb
Country: U.S.
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Lots of goodies there!!!
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17-Aug-2008
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Transplanted Jungle Rat
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Eenie, meenie, minie, moe?
The problem was that, for various reasons, I had decided to limit myself to one tree purchase this year. Meehan's had a number of nice JBP's and Scots pines, and I probably spent an hour looking them over, visualizing what could be done with various ones. Finally sttled on a sweet little JBP: a young tree, but with the beginning of some trunk movement and the most low branches of any of them.
Can't wait to get it home and start the shaping process. Said process, for now, consisting of necessary-only pruning of branches, and letting it acclimate to the change from Maryland to northen Indiana. I'll try to post a picture in a day or two.
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Treebeard 55 "... the Lord God made all kinds of trees ... trees that were pleasing to the eye ..." (Genesis 2:9, NIV.) |
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17-Aug-2008
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
Join Date: Mar-2006
Location: Plainfield, IL
Country: USA
USDA Zone: 05A
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I was at the show on Friday morning when the vendors had their high quality stuff out. Meehan and Cass had some pretty amazing stuff out when I was there. Bill Valavanis trees were nice too. He had a really cool 45 year old mame JBP that was bought the next day by a friend (I did not even tell him about it). Meehan had this really cool JRP for a good price, but I had to choose between a Trident and a JRP. The trick is to keep a budget and go to the show. In other words, if your budget is $50, then keep it in cash and leave your cards at home. - CB |
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30-Aug-2008
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30-Aug-2008
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Transplanted Jungle Rat
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Pictures, finally
It took me longer than expected or intended to get some pictures of my JBP ready to post, but here they are.
The first is of the tree as it is right now, and is taken from the probable front. The pot is what the nursery trade calls a 1-gal. (Not actually 1 gal. capacity, but they're standardized across the US, which is helpful.) I'm planning on several years to develop this tree before I start styling it. I could go with bunjin (literati) right now, but bunjin can be the easy, quickie way with a new, slender tree; at least that's true for me. And I really think that if I went the bunjin route with this tree, it would always be mediocre. So, the second pic shows my pruning plans for next spring. I'll either lop it off at the red line, or try an air-layer there; either way I'll get rid of that long internode in the upper trunk. One of the two small shoots just below that node (thin black arrows) will be removed, the other will continue the trunk. The largest branch at that point (thick black line) will become what Steve Pilacek calls a "lion tail:" a sacrifice branch that is allowed to grow long for several years to thicken the trunk; but it's not allowed to branch, and all foliage is stripped off except a tuft at its upper end.
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Treebeard 55 "... the Lord God made all kinds of trees ... trees that were pleasing to the eye ..." (Genesis 2:9, NIV.) Last edited by treebeard55 : 30-Aug-2008 at 01:20 PM. Reason: Add pics, correct spacing |
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