Designing a Trident Maple Bonsai Clump

Don't let Eric fool you - these are no ordinary "pile of sticks" he's working with! In this video, he shares his approach to designing small forests or clumps or copse with 2-3 year old Trident Maples. 00:01:05 How Eric designs the composition 00:02:33 Applying different techniques 00:03:20 A wiring warning! 00:04:10 Eric makes his first configuration with 5 trunks and analyzes it 00:05:26 Comparing today's work to an older established composition 00:06:19 Second configuration has a different feeling 00:07:10 Eric cuts back 3 of the 5 trunks in the third composition 00:08:32 Side-by-side-by-side view of all three plus an overview what's next for the roots and node points on each tree. Thank you for watching! Do you have any Trident Maple clumps in development? Share your experiences with us in the comments. Please share this video with your bonsai friends. Subscribe to our channel, give this video a thumbs up!