Mattbonsai

Hi all, not posted in a while, but I've got a lot of projects on the go (including spending this afternoon running around a Beech forest collecting trees, but that's for another day).

I collected this tree a few weeks ago from a customers garden, It had to come out because it was nearing 20 foot and very close the their house. It's a good old common European Beech (Fagus sylvatic. I collected as many roots as possible with it, but I think the trunk and root spread will be worth the wait for the branches to re-grow.

Pic 1: The tree after Collection

Pic 2: After washing the roots off, the pot is a regular 9cm pot.

Pic 3 + 4: Views of the roots.

Pic 5: The tree planted in its grow box for the next few years, and yes it was a recycling waste box, but it was blowing down the street and needed recycling! In this photo you can see some of the shape in the trunk that I think makes the tree so fascinating.

What do you guys think?

Cheers

-Matt-

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shrimpy

Hi Matt
The tree looks like it will have a good chance of surviving with all those fine hair roots, I have a few of my own they are a very forgiving plant, about the only thing that kills them is if you are away and your son forgets to water them.
By the way how's the self employment going, Busy, enjoying it?

Shrimpy

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Mattbonsai

Hey Shrimpy.

Yes there was a fair bit of root on her, Hopefully she survives, there's a few grafting techniques that I want to try to get branches along the trunk.

That's not good! I have often thought about getting an automated watering system fitted for just such an occasion! .

Yes it's going great thanks, we've not have much cold yet this winter which has allowed me to work right through thankfully! Although having seen Daffodils in flower and Crataegus coming into leaf in January, I kinda hope the cold weather does come to control the plants a bit more.

Hows things going at your end of the world?

-Matt-

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M.B.

Hey Matt, long time since posting for me too. Busy, busy, busy life I guess.
I was wondering why you didn't shorten the stump more. I've read that beeches can be prone to alot of die back so wondered if this was why. It seems like you got a good amount of root if you were to shorten the trunk closer to what size it will be in the end design or is there a reason it needs to be this tall? Do they backbud on the trunk easily? Just asking because I would want it shorter so I wouldn't have to do a second trunk chop later.
Mary B.

Mattbonsai

Hey Mary, Hows it going? Hope you're well.

I've left the trunk so long because the only branch is right near where I've cut it off, I don't like removing all the branches on collected material in the first year, simple as really .

Beech backbud wonderfully from hard pruning, so If it survives it should give me plenty of branches to play with, I'll cut it down to final working height at the end of next year if its grown away happily.

-Matt-

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shrimpy

Hi Matt
Good to here things are going well for you.
I know what you mean about the seasons being all mixed up my plum trees started flowering in the Autumn when they still had leaves on, then it went cold so they dropped their flowers and leaves, then late winter they flowered again and grow their new leaves, its mid summer here at the moment, a few days ago we had bl---y snow down south.
I thought I'd show you a few pic's of my little Beech that I managed to save when she didn't get watered I lost some of the canopy but nothing I can't regrow.
She was a throw out at the nursery where I used to work she's about 14 years old now.
Shrimpy

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