Japanese Maple Clump Style - Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Last year I produced a video on my Clump Style Maple.
This is the next step in its journey to becoming a bonsai.
Follow me in this video, some ups and some downs … it was a blast!
Enjoy!
Coming back to share some thoughts. First off mate, you’re off to a great start with this Kabudachi (clump-style) bonsai.
I like your use of the soft wrap to aid in the fusion process without much risk of biting in to the trunks!
Now that you’ve just repotted the tree, I’d suggest your next move is thinking about the hierarchy of your trunks. Most Kabudachi have a prominent center trunk and possibly another secondary prominent (but slightly smaller) trunk. With that in mind, consider picking a trunk or two and letting those run (no pruning to the upper branches).
For your lesser exterior trunks, I would start thinking about their sub-hierarchy as well, with the goal of having each trunk slightly different in girth and height. For now, maybe some moderate pruning to create that. By the end of the year you should be on your way to seeing a small shift in the hierarchy of your trunks.
Next season, I would recommend repotting with only minor work on the great progress you’ve already started on your nebari, planting the tree into a large shallow container (Anderson flat or big wooden box) maybe 3-4 times wider than the current container. With that space, you will be able to accelerate both the fusing of your trunks and the speed of increasing the girth and overall size of your prominent trunks. Maybe 2 years in the large grow box.
When you are happy with your trunk proportions and fusion is well on its way, it will be time to move it into that shallow bonsai pot you discussed in the video.
It will work out well, and you can go after these same goals in a smaller pot, it will just take much longer. Hope that helps! Let’s connect on Instagram if you want to chat it out further. (Looking forward to sharing my kabudachi in upcoming episodes) thanks for inspiring us all with yours!!
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Thank you so much for sharing your views. I agree with everything you say and will do just that. One question I have, with the hierarchy of trunks, does the main trunk need to be at the front like in a forest or just in the centre with smaller trunks surrounding? Or does it not matter?…. Will defo up-pot to a larger flat next year, I just want to be sure on fusion so the trunks don’t fall apart. I’m very much looking forward to seeing your Kabudachi style maple in the near future. Thank so much for all your comments and having the time. All the very best.
@@japanesemaplesbonsai7133 typically the primary/dominant trunk is near the center, and maybe slightly offset to one side. This will also help you get that traditional scalene triangle shape to the overall silhouette of the tree.
@@acer_p_bonsai thank you for the advice, very much appreciated. I will post more videos on progress, cheers 🇬🇧
Brilliant bud. Where do you get the pots from you put the clump in?
I'm a fellow great barr brum. Vtid.
Hi Kevin, glad you enjoyed the video….I enjoyed making that one! The green sieves are from Amazon and they are great for drainage. Just ensure if you use, you put something in the bottom so the soil doesn’t fall out, hence the leaves. The smaller pot is used for ponds but I use for bonsai - called pond baskets and also from Amazon …. I hope someone from Amazon is reading this, I deserve paying for the promotion 😂😂 … Great Barr I’m familiar with having lived in Brum all my life. All the best mate!
@japanesemaplesbonsai7133 what's that pot called?
Excellent results and so happy for you. You sounded absolutely over the moon during this video :)
Haha, I was….it was so unexpected. I was so happy! Thanks for watching Xavier!
Awesome!! How amazing to forget about the disk and see that wonderful flat root spread. This was a great video and gets me super excited for my repotting
Thanks Alex, yes I had completely forgot and was so excited upon discovery. Thanks for watching mate!
I could feel your excitement when you unearthed that really promising root spread and lovely fusion. This is such a promising planting. Did you lose any trunks along the way? I'm going to plant my first maple kabudachi shortly, can't wait to see what comes of it. I'll be sure to put a disc underneath! (and then forget it's there)
Hey there. I started with 5 trunks so not lost any at this point. I would recommend the disc and pond basket if you can, so you can grow really good feeder roots. Keep us posted on your progress and good luck. Thanks for watching!
This went well, great when it goes better than expected, although I don’t suppose you’ll do the double pot method again!?
I need to start using the disk technique that’s worked really well.
The double pot was because it was summer and I didn’t really want to repot. I could see the roots coming to the edge of the pond basket so decided to up-pot it into a larger pot. Probably won’t do that again but glad I did, as I have the start of a great kabudachi maple. Thanks for watching and commenting, I really do appreciate it.
All the best with that. This will be stunning if it all works out. A good experiment old chap. You’re having better outcomes that me. Cheers Craig
Hey Craig, thanks for your comments. I’m really happy with it and will keep you all updated. Glad you enjoyed, thank you
I live in the Mediterranean and my deshojo maple is still asleep... how strange.
Hi William, that is strange as I would guess the temperature over there would normally be warmer than the UK. Although we have had a very warm winter, currently it’s 12 degrees over here. Thanks for watching and appreciate the comments. There’s another video you might be interested in called “Bonsai Tree History” which was quite popular. Thanks again!…..love Deshojo’s.
Very healthy tree. What is the secret to keep them healthy? New subscriber here
Hi there and thank you for subscribing. To be honest just a little feed in spring and summer and keep watered. I’m so pleased with the outcome. Thanks for also commenting, I appreciate that. All the best. Them views from your house are amazing!
Thanks for sharing the video. Having always wanted a clump style grouping, can I ask roughly how long since it was since you first put these together please? Do you have any videos of how you put the clump together and added the disc at all?
Hi Mike, I’ve only been doing these videos for 5 months and at the time I put the group together (4 years ago) I didn’t even think about taking photos. I do have a video called “Clump Style Maple”. This shows you how to start off a clump with seedlings or any size maple. Then just spread the roots and add the disc before potting up.
If you look at this video at 1 min 40 secs and you will see the other video thumbnail 👌
Brilliant, thanks for the help. What was the species you used in this video please?
@@mikeswain9085 Latin name is Acer Palmatum - Japanese Maple
Thanks for that but there are over 40 different 'Palmatums' I just wondered if you knew the specific one. Thanks for the help anyway.
Like183❤❤❤❤ great sharing my friend👍🌑
Thank you so much for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed!
Great job: this will look fantastic real soon.
Grts
Kennet
Hi Kennet and thank you. I was delighted to find that disc underneath, I completely forgot. Thank you for commenting, I really appreciate it. All the very best.
Loved how excited you got when you discovered that disc as l did as well 😂 maple is looking great
Thank you so much. I’m glad you shared the excitement, I’m still excited now. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I can’t wait to show the next instalment but will have to wait a year. I have so many other projects to keep us busy in the meantime. Thanks again X
Nice to see a bonsai video where the person doin it seems down to earth n not trying too hard . Nice result with the tree and great to see a nod to tony 🙏
Good skills from a brummie 😂😂
Hey, thanks so much. I was so chuffed when I found that disc. Still smiling now. Thanks for watching and commenting, very much appreciated.
@@japanesemaplesbonsai7133 oh n if I can ask . A video the other you used some concave cutters , mind me asking what make they are .
@@snox7320 I got those and most of my tools from Kaizen Bonsai in the UK 👍
@@japanesemaplesbonsai7133 nice one
Hi. What is the thinking behind using the pond basket on a maple? Would a large flat tray not be better?
Pond baskets act like air pots (in theory) which means that when roots come through the holes they hit air and this causes them to die back and ultimately change direction rather than coil around a sealed pot. A pond basket also allows lots of air around the roots making them less susceptible to damp problems. If they weren’t so expensive I’d use them all the time particularly due to the wet climate which causes root damage in the winter.
Hi Jake, I used the pond basket to grow the roots as much as possible so the trunks would fuse. Using a basket, when the roots get to the outside they die off which causes more finer feeder roots inside the basket. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@Jacob-yb6bv I understand the air pruning bit. But that only works if the roots are exposed. But in this case, they were protected by the second pot.
@@jakesnelling8331 The clump was in the air pot for a couple of years and then I put it directly into the bigger pot to increase the size of the roots and make the top grow bigger…..hoping the trunks would fuse quicker.
Great fusion project. Thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you so much for watching and commenting, I appreciate that.
Great result!very healthy tree!!!
Hey thanks, I’m hoping it gets better and better as time goes on…..I will provide updates!
Excellent to see Tony's method again!
Haha yes, if in doubt, go for the surgical tape!
Bro, I got excited with you when you found that disc. Bravo!
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I’m still excited now, just couldn’t believe it. Thanks for watching mate and thanks for commenting!
Bravo! Excellent results. Absolutely fantastic root base. Thanks, keep growing
@@japanesemaplesbonsai7133 I had the opposite reaction when I found a low quality drainage screen tangled in the roots under one of my air layers last weekend 😆 😭 🪴 🍁
@@japanesemaplesbonsai7133 glad to make connections with other maple maniacs! 🪴🍁
@@acer_p_bonsai love maples!