Do you remember these two Trident Maples that I turned into "Bruce Lee" and "Sumo" a few month ago? They have grown a lot of foliage since then so we are going to trim them today. I will talk about the appearance of Trident Maple leaves, how to create the apex, and how to cut branches to create pads.
0:00 Introduction
1:30 Tilting and reorienting my bonsai
1:40 Glossy maple leaves
1:54 How to make bonsai apex
2:54 How to cut trident maple branches
8:03 Finished Sumo trimming
8:40 How to create bonsai apex
9:35 Trident maple leaf variations
11:28 Cut off redundant bonsai branches
11:59 How to twist a bonsai branch
13:26 How to make bonsai branches grow in different directions
15:10 Repotting tip: use netting
16:33 Summary of techniques
If you haven't seen the Bruce Lee vs. Sumo Bonsai video yet, please check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxKTrXCdXHM
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