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Hi Willem
Willem Carstens wrote: Hi All I have a trident maple with a really nicely tapered trunk, however all my branches are currently on the top third of the trunk.How do i go about encouraging lower branches or do i have to cut all branches off and start from scratch. put it in a container a wooden box 4 fingers deep and the size to contain comfortably your tree probably 50 cm x 40 cm drill some holes for drainage and put the trident in it with a good soil eitehr akadama or a regular soil 1/3 clay sand and black loam and leave it tehre for 2 years the third clip a little bit the roots and leave 2 more yares in the box during this time keep control of the apex but leave theh lower branches grow from spring to autumn & cut them in autumn the size you need and leave thehm grow again the follwing year same , business and you'll have the low branches thicker more furnished and the trunk still tapered and thicker as well you can do the same making instead of a wooden box a round box t just with metallic grid 3x3 mm holes, roots will not get over the holes and you will not risk to have rot rots , an excellent drainage and air circulation but of course according your climate survay evaporation it is higher than in a wooden box or pot Regards Willem Carstens Johannesburg,South Africa. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Mike Page++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ -- MSN messanger / or ICQ 25 666 169 4 Private Mail : «»«»«» Just for today... don't worry .....be happy «»«»«» |
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