Korean Hornbeam project

21 years ago

This is a Korean Hornbeam I purchased from Brussel's Bonsai in 1997.

I wired it early this spring before the buds came out, and the wire was beginning to cut in, which was my aim. I defoliated the tree and unwired it, then pruned and rewired to arrange the new growth better.

I left some branchlets with leaves to encourage them to grow more, they are driving the healing of a large wound just above them. I also pruned the apex, which was coarse and leaning away from the viewer, and approach grafted a branch to help heal that wound. That is the green tape you can see at the top of the tree. Here is a view from the left side.

This one's not on the website.

Chris

Here is a link that might be useful: Sashi-eda Bonsai

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Comments (4)

tim_moose
21 years ago
Chris,

A bit more to see here than on Bonsite.

Am developing one along similar lines but not as good a trunk as this. I had to air layer "ugly" roots off it and it's doing fine in a field ATM.

They do respond well to hard pruning.

How are you planning to handle that first major branch which is on the cusp of being a "pocket" branch as I believe the term goes.

Interested coz I've got one like it sort of on the end of the inside of one bend and sort of at the start of the outside of another.
mark_rockwell
21 years ago
Chris, nice tree.

Hw many times have you defoliated Korean Hornbeam? I've found it is slow to recover from that practice.
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bonsaikc
Original Author
21 years ago
Yes, it's slow and I won't be doing it every year. It was important to get the wire off and rewire lower on the branches, so I decided defoliation was the best way.

It's not really a pocket branch, the bend comes out and immediately changes direction upward. It won't be a problem in the future.
tim_moose
21 years ago
No it isn't and it gives the rest of the tree balance.

Virting it around the tree looks dumb with it on the the outside of the right bend but even better with a branch on both bends.

I was just wondering if a branch that substantial, so soon, low down may distort the taper in time.

Am no expert though.