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Huge nursery stock Multi trunkHornbeam (Not Beech silly me!)
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Author:  Brendan [ 22 Feb 2018, 22:16 ]
Post subject:  Huge nursery stock Multi trunkHornbeam (Not Beech silly me!)
Just bought this today. If you look carefully at the base of the trunk you will see a £1 coin leaning on it.

Image2018-02-22_02-41-24 by BrendanR2012, on Flickr







Here's a little more of a close-up:

Image2018-02-22_02-41-05 by BrendanR2012, on Flickr





Here is the other side:


Image20180222_185732 by BrendanR2012, on Flickr



These were started in conventional pots and then potted on into air pots. No idea when, but they have been in the air pots for over 4 years.

Reduce the top and repot now? Not sure I can leave the top and just repot.
Author:  daryl [ 22 Feb 2018, 23:00 ]
Post subject:  Re: Huge nursery stock Multi trunk Beech
Where did you get them from, guys?
Author:  Brendan [ 22 Feb 2018, 23:19 ]
Post subject:  Re: Huge nursery stock Multi trunk Beech
Its from Walnut Tree in Meopham.

I am going to chop it but probably leave it alone in the pot so it can get started on branches and ramification. My assumption is that the roots are probably quite good.

I bought 2. I'll do the opposite on the other one. Repot it and reduce the top just enough to open up the areas I want to use in the future to let light in etc.
Author:  Gary Jones [ 22 Feb 2018, 23:33 ]
Post subject:  Re: Huge nursery stock Multi trunk Beech
Brendan wrote:
I am going to chop it but probably leave it alone in the pot so it can get started on branches and ramification. My assumption is that the roots are probably quite good.


That would be my thoughts on it as well.
Author:  BobbyLane [ 22 Feb 2018, 23:52 ]
Post subject:  Re: Huge nursery stock Multi trunk Beech
Image
Author:  Sizzla [ 23 Feb 2018, 06:24 ]
Post subject:  Re: Huge nursery stock Multi trunk Beech
Cor blimey what a lovely bit of beech (edit: or hornbeam)
Author:  NickB [ 23 Feb 2018, 08:37 ]
Post subject:  Re: Huge nursery stock Multi trunk Beech
I'd say it was a Hornbeam judging by the colour and shape of leaves. Even better than Beech I reckon as they can take a lot of abuse.

The key decision to make is whether to use all the trunks, or reduce to use just one and have amazing taper not dissimilar to some Trident Maple one sees.
Author:  BobbyLane [ 23 Feb 2018, 10:32 ]
Post subject:  Re: Huge nursery stock Multi trunk Beech
NickB wrote:
I'd say it was a Hornbeam judging by the colour and shape of leaves. Even better than Beech I reckon as they can take a lot of abuse.

The key decision to make is whether to use all the trunks, or reduce to use just one and have amazing taper not dissimilar to some Trident Maple one sees.


that would also leave a huge amount of scarring on the trunk, you'd have to be really confident with your carving skills to pull it off in my experience,
i tried something similar on a hornbeam
Image20170323_162454 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr

the gaping wound at the side isnt very easy to make it convincing imo
Image2017-03-27_12-05-50 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr

especially if youre designing a tree to be credible from different angles and i ended up going much shorter
ImageIMG_5604 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr

yes i believe its a hornbeam, i remember Corin pointing it out now when Brendan posted these a few months ago

another example which i think suits the material down to T
ImageJosh's Garden May 2012 by Ian Young, on Flickr
Author:  PeterBone [ 23 Feb 2018, 10:55 ]
Post subject:  Re: Huge nursery stock Multi trunk Beech
Definitely a hornbeam. I'd keep all the trunks. I have this one, although I've now had to remove 2 of the trunks because of fungus and dieback, which is a shame.

Image

Walter Pall's famous maple comes to mind as well. It has long straight trunks but looks especially good in summer.
https://www.bonsaiempire.com/blog/walter-pall-maple
Author:  BobbyLane [ 23 Feb 2018, 11:01 ]
Post subject:  Re: Huge nursery stock Multi trunk Beech
another option, which Maros bonsai recommended for my Zelkova is to cut the trunks at varying heights/angles with the tallest being around 10cm. i think something to bear in mind, leaving the straight trunks too long, will take some power out of the strong base, which is probably going to be the main feature of the tree. anyway good luck with it :cool:
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