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Trident maple "miyasama" imported
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Author:  bluesky [ 13 Mar 2019, 22:24 ]
Post subject:  Trident maple "miyasama" imported
I'm thinking of buying this trident from my nearest bonsai nursery. Recently imported from Japan. The biro is included for free ;)
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I love the trunk base.

Please tell me your opinion!

Maybe I can get a second tree by thread layering somewhere on the upright straight section of trunk.

How much do you think this would sell for in a UK bonsai nursery?
Author:  Garyjc [ 14 Mar 2019, 14:20 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident maple "miyasama" imported
Ha I would recognise that biro anywhere.
I like your idea of layering it to get 2 shohin sized trees.
A lovely tree with great potential I think,yes the base is superb.
And at a very good price imo.
Author:  bluesky [ 15 Mar 2019, 11:07 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident maple "miyasama" imported
Thanks Gary. I think I will buy it.
I will let it do its thing for one season before deciding on a layer.

The Miyusomi variant has these leaves which somehow remind me of ducks feet!
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Author:  Cuchilo [ 15 Mar 2019, 17:19 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident maple "miyasama" imported
Are they not leaves from a paper bark maple ?
Author:  bluesky [ 15 Mar 2019, 18:44 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident maple "miyasama" imported
I'm no expert but I think paperbark leaves come in groups of three, and more lobes on each leaf. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_griseum - can see why they're called paperbark ...

Here is another pic of miyasama leaves:
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And when mine produces leaves I'll share a photo. :grin:
Author:  bluesky [ 07 Sep 2019, 23:20 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident maple "miyasama" imported
This is how it looks now:
ImageTrident, Sept 2019

It's nice and healthy, but, I'm having difficulty thinking how to make this look more like a tree and less like a shrub!
Author:  darreng [ 07 Sep 2019, 23:27 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident maple "miyasama" imported
Having too many branches is a good problem to have - according to Walter Pall :)
Author:  bluesky [ 07 Sep 2019, 23:53 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident maple "miyasama" imported
darreng wrote:
Having too many branches is a good problem to have - according to Walter Pall :)
Yes, makes sense.

I previously thought about air layering it to get two shohins but now it's in full leaf I don't think either of the two smaller trees would be any nearer to a natural tree image so I'd just have twice the problem.

maybe it needs a branch on the right and some negative space in there.
Author:  bluesky [ 08 Sep 2019, 00:11 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident maple "miyasama" imported
Something like this maybe... still having difficulty visualising it like a large tree though.
Author:  Cuchilo [ 08 Sep 2019, 09:08 ]
Post subject:  Re: Trident maple "miyasama" imported
Reminds me a little of the trident i bought although your lower branch is a lower trunk . Try creating some space by getting the lower branches out and less up ?

Imageimage by Jason, on Flickr
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