🌱 Trident Maple, #2319
Four pre-bonsai shaped trident maples, $6.50 ea from Left Coast Bonsai. May 2023. Wire bite scars on tridents should heal over or mask with bark, but not desirable.
Repot for more growth. Pruned leader to enable taper. Left a few lower sacrificial branches to further increase trunk width.
Attempted to propagate from cuttings—could not hurt. 9:1 pumice to peat. Misted and in ziplock bags for humidity.
Apr 2025 Repotting
Plan to beef up trunk and prune for taper
Eventually remove sacrificial branch
Can add heavier wire movement on the leader
Avoid wire bite during the growing season (May/June)
