# Trident Maple not breaking dormancy **URL:** \ **Category:** Horticulture\ **Created:** [May 5, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trident-maple-not-breaking-dormancy/8227 "2021-05-05T14:42:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AdamL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@AdamL](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/AdamL)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trident-maple-not-breaking-dormancy/8227/1 "2021-05-05T14:42:33Z")
Hello everyone! This is my first post on a forum, though I have been lurking here at Mirai for about a year. I was hoping someone could help me figure out why my Trident maple has yet to push buds. I live in zone hardiness 6B, we are steadily seeing highs and lows between 40’s and 80’s F, and everything else I have has long since broken dormancy. The Trident seems to be drinking plenty of water, and a scratch test reveals lots of live green tissue. It spent the winter on the ground, mulched and in the center of the huddle of my other trees. I did repot it this spring, into a larger container to let it put on some weight and gain a bit more vigor. This is the only Trident Maple I’ve ever had so I don’t know if they are typically late, but I would think no swollen buds by early May is abnormally late. This is also not unusual for this tree, it is always the last one to open, but I would say this is even later than normal. Any feedback is appreciated, if you need better info let me know and I’ll try to answer. ---
**Author:** ![MtBakerBonsai](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/mtbakerbonsai/32/23909_2.png) [@MtBakerBonsai](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/MtBakerBonsai)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trident-maple-not-breaking-dormancy/8227/2 "2021-05-05T15:32:15Z")
If there are any other Trident maples in your area, nurseries or in your neighborhood, go check what they are doing. 👍🏻 ---
**Author:** ![KurtP](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/kurtp/32/16188_2.png) [@KurtP](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/KurtP)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trident-maple-not-breaking-dormancy/8227/3 "2021-05-05T16:38:26Z")
Hi! I’m in eastern Washington state, my medium sized Trident isn’t even trying to push buds yet. Wintered outside, well protected. Coldest night…17F in March here. A local member said his outdoor wintered Trident is the same. His greenhoused tree is fully leafed. . If you repotted the tree BEFORE bud push, and did much rootwork, that would REALY slow down buds also. . Patience grasshopper… . Post script… I DID just go out and look, the Trident is JUST popping 1/16" green buds… Some of the fine twig branching DID get frosted… Will make it easier to decide what to trim… ---
**Author:** ![AdamL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@AdamL](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/AdamL)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/trident-maple-not-breaking-dormancy/8227/4 "2021-05-05T16:49:26Z")
Ok. Maybe what I’m experiencing is much more normal than I realized. I will have to look into other ways to winter my Trident. I didn’t know they were such babies about the cold! Thank you for your helpful responses.