How to Bonsai - Restoring neglected Trident Maple - Gentle work on roots & temp repot

Start of the restoring process for this neglected Trident Maple bonsai

Another recent acquisation, a Trident Maple. Another case of neglect, the pot is broken and held together with wire. The pot looks very old and it looks like its been in this pot for as long as ten years. There is hardly any bonsai soil there and its completely root bound. The pot has to be broken to take it out. The roots are gently worked on and it is temporarily repotted in a round mica pot.

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[korteland]

This is wonderful, I love bonsai trees.

[gmatty]

Good to see this Maple in the right hands.   Nice video and thanks for sharing. ;0)

[KennetDeBondt]

Nice work: I think we can say you saved this tree.
Greetings from Belgium.

[Bonsaihugo]

Great job, Im sure it'll love the new space this season. -Hugo

[detlefromischbonsaigartenu]

Great job :) I'd Shorten the shoots, because of the evaporation ;) Have a nice weekend, my fiend Mike :)

[Oscarbog]

Awasome job. Beautiful bonsai. COLOMBIA !!!!

[xyzllii]

Birdsong. Planes. Traffic and Sirens. Quite a cacophony lol. Nice video.

[jameshaddaway]

that bonsai is very good hands now
i bet it'll live for a very long time

[xxxbmo]

What were the bugs in the soil? I love that tree think its awesome. I think it deserves a little bit bigger pot though .

[mark]

Hello just wondering if you have a update on this tree?

[lullabylullaby]

Just a little curious, why didn't you prune the roots?!

[Emtbtoday]

Well it's 2 days before the 1st of June 2015 and the weather is crap rain frost n snow still on mountains! Lol

[Wilzeck]

now I am worried that if I r3pot my bonsai, I will see tons of insects in the soil :(