Trident seedling, 3 buds per node

[SeanS]

Anyone ever seen a trident seedling with 3 buds at every node? I have...



Alongside its normal 2 budder brother for a future twin trunk

 

[BonsaiMatt]

Seems to pop up every once in a while, I had a branch like this a few years ago.

https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/three-leaved-trident-maple.38482/

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

It happens sometimes. Instead of dividing into the regular two cells, a division into three takes place. This usually lasts one season and then it rarely happens again on the same plant.

 

[leatherback]

Yeah, had it happen to mine too.
Sorry.. No new unique cultivar

 

[SeanS]

Yeah, had it happen to mine too.
Sorry.. No new unique cultivar

Thought I could corner the South African tri-bud trident market

 

[leatherback]

Thought I could corner the South African tri-bud trident market

Sorry

But I would guess that a nursery growing decent trident stock in SA would have a decent enough market!? Is it common?

 

[SeanS]

Sorry

But I would guess that a nursery growing decent trident stock in SA would have a decent enough market!? Is it common?

Yes very common, loads available at garden nurseries. Also loads growing in gardens, which is where I’ve collected seeds and seedlings.

Speaking of which, I saw an amazing bonsai potential trident this weekend at a nursery, the nebari must have been about 5-6” at the soil with a little shoot about 4” up the trunk. I may go back in winter and pick it up

 

[leatherback]

Yes very common, loads available at garden nurseries. Also loads growing in gardens, which is where I’ve collected seeds and seedlings.

Speaking of which, I saw an amazing bonsai potential trident this weekend at a nursery, the nebari must have been about 5-6” at the soil with a little shoot about 4” up the trunk. I may go back in winter and pick it up

Box it up and send it to me.
Here they are rare as ticks on a marble donkey!

 

[SeanS]

Box it up and send it to me.
Here they are rare as ticks on a marble donkey!

The nursery I went to this weekend had about 6 in 60L bags and 10 or so in 100L bags ready for the landscape.

They also had 3 large ginkgos in 100L bags, one of which was a female and had very ripe fruit on it. A quick knock with a stick and I had 7 ginkgo seeds in my pocket

 

[leatherback]

7 ginkgo seeds in my pocket

That is a jacket that will never smell sweet as roses anymore!

Be carefull, next time I am in South Africa I expect a big bare-rooted chopped trunk to take home!