Amur Maple & N. Red Oak - Spring Series '20

More 2020 spring footage, this time on two trees that need a defined path forward. Amur Maple carving/pruning, and branch selection/wiring on our Northern Red Oak.
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[mattbrennan]

My only regret is that I didn’t get bit by the bonsai bug when I was your age. All great stuff, and material, Thanks

[lovelygreenbonsai]

Nice wiring job. On the amur maple you have cut it just below a perfect leader, would have saved you a year of growing it from scratch, and it was perfectly positioned, in my opinion. Either way, I like your trees, they have nice character, looking forward to the next update. All best, Toni.

[lakeelsinorebonsai]

That’s an awesome material! My amur maple is just finger size 5 ft tall.

[cherylandrews]

I admit I cried a little when you cut the amur maple... I am new to bonsai but I would have cut it higher! Cant wait to see updates :)

[BonsaiBoise]

Just subscribed to your channel. Good stuff! I've been working on some Amur maples the past few years too but I haven't really figured them out yet. All mine are grown from seed, and I find them to be a little sensitive to both direct sun, and pruning. Seems like no matter what time of year I prune, they get sad and don't really want to bounce back. Probably something I'm doing wrong, just haven't pin pointed it yet. I like yours!

[BenBSeattle]

Man i wished you'd done a V cut on that Amur vs removing that whole top piece

[BostonBonsaiIdiot]

Founders: solid shit. Love the trees and I have similar deciduous stuff with deadwood. Love it. I do agree with the comment below about your mega-chop of the Amur maple; it seems you could have eliminated enough of the straight section while still keeping one of the existing buds. May have been less risky, but hey...it’s gonna be cool regardless.

[Riv]

My Amur is turning some leaf black for some reason. The tree is about 20 years old and I see some root bark looks like is dying. Any idea what’s may be happening?