# Trident maple clump

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**Category:** Beginners\
**Created:** [June 4, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trident-maple-clump/12701 "2025-06-04T12:37:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rod](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/rod/32/34946_2.png) [@Rod](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Rod)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trident-maple-clump/12701/1 "2025-06-04T12:37:48Z")

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My trident maple clump with five trees has three of the trees with yellowing leaves and the other two are green and healthy looking. They have been in this box a year now, and trunks seem to be fusing nicely. Soil ph is around 7. I water them morning and night, and still drains well. Any advise is greatly appreciated thanks

 ![IMG_0396](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/4/e/4e1d49402f200bf9774dcbd5f8960f08b2cf0e87.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![chris\_anderson](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/chris_anderson/32/34005_2.png) [@chris\_anderson](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/chris_anderson)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trident-maple-clump/12701/2 "2025-06-04T14:18:57Z")

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Is the social drying out before you water?

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**Author:** ![MartyWeiser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@MartyWeiser](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MartyWeiser)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trident-maple-clump/12701/3 "2025-06-04T16:32:08Z")

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Or is it staying too wet? I am only watering once a day and have some tridents in much less soil.

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**Author:** ![Rod](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/rod/32/34946_2.png) [@Rod](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Rod)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trident-maple-clump/12701/4 "2025-06-04T17:24:28Z")

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It may be staying to wet. It dose drain slower than the rest of my trees

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**Author:** ![CMP](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/cmp/32/45989_2.png) [@CMP](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/CMP)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trident-maple-clump/12701/5 "2025-06-14T01:31:48Z")

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If you feel it is a balance of water and oxygen issue, the beauty of a wooden box is you can drill holes in the side to create aeration.

The bottom could also be peppered with small holes to increase drainage.

Just a random thought, I use mainly mica pots or plastic cement mixing trays because if I have an issue before I repot, I reach for the drill first.

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**Author:** ![Rod](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/rod/32/34946_2.png) [@Rod](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Rod)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trident-maple-clump/12701/6 "2025-07-15T00:53:38Z")

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I’ve been treating it with iron and it seems to be recovering

 ![IMG_0685](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/3X/7/b/7bfd710297c5b886de498b5c756dc88c4fa50776.jpeg)