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| Author: | BobbyLane [ 28 Feb 2018, 23:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hornbeam |
Theyre fast growers, here's one i had apr 2016  2016-04-24_11-58-21 by Bobby Lane, on Flickrjune 2016  2016-06-09_11-44-29 by Bobby Lane, on Flickraug 2016 after defoliation  IMG_2154 by Bobby Lane, on Flickrfeb 2017  IMG_3841 by Bobby Lane, on Flickrbefore  IMG_8190 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
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| Author: | Koren [ 07 Apr 2018, 13:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hornbeam |
A few weeks back I chopped this down to the height suggested and shortened some of the long branches back to the closest bud or two. Buds are starting to extend, but it doesn't seem to have prompted any backbudding yet. Can I / should I try to repot it into better soil or leave it a year? Probably keeping the same container size (?) When's a good time to deal with the stump I've left? Thinking to attack it with carving tools, although don't know if just bringing it flush is best or trying to make a feature of it.   Edit: Bobby - sorry it looks like I didn't reply to your last post - those look great! Wish I could pull off something half that good! |
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| Author: | BobbyLane [ 07 Apr 2018, 15:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hornbeam |
if not bothered about whats under the soil, may as well just leave it to grow out in this tub. fwiw i usually give these nursery containers a dose of provado vine weevil killer. |
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| Author: | Koren [ 07 Apr 2018, 17:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hornbeam |
BobbyLane wrote: if not bothered about whats under the soil, may as well just leave it to grow out in this tub. fwiw i usually give these nursery containers a dose of provado vine weevil killer. I don't know. I'm still too much of a noob to know what's best to do! Thanks for the vine weevil tip! |
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| Author: | Gary Jones [ 08 Apr 2018, 01:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hornbeam |
You're unlikely to get vine weevil but if you do your tree will probably be dead very quickly so not a bad shout IMO. I agree to leave it be - you've reduced the top so now the roots if undisturbed will help the top reestablish. Back budding will occur in good time when the tree is healthy either spontaneously or after the next chop back. There's no rush to carve the top. You can let it die back as far as it needs to as the tree compartmentalises the living areas. Once complete you can then carve off the dead stump and decide if you need to do anything with what remains. |
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| Author: | BobbyLane [ 08 Apr 2018, 10:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hornbeam |
all of the trees i re potted from nurseries over the past few weeks, had vine weevil. they become active around now as its getting warmer. maybe i was just unlucky 
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| Author: | Koren [ 08 Apr 2018, 11:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hornbeam |
Thanks guys. Will leave the roots for now and see if I can find some stuff for vine weevils |
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| Author: | Koren [ 09 Jun 2018, 21:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hornbeam |
This one has exploded with growth. Debating whether to leave it to grow unrestricted the rest of the year or to trim it back a bit to get some more branching going on. I'm aiming for a broom like in Brendan's virt. Need to wire that crossing branch actually too. Excuse the pots strewn across the lawn - in the middle of rebuilding and expanding my benches! 
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| Author: | Brendan [ 11 Jun 2018, 09:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hornbeam |
If you have an idea which branches you are thickening and which you can start to press for backbudding and ramification there is no reason not to do a chop now. There's plenty of growing season for a full second flush. That long straight branch in the front of the pic I'd be reducing by half. Or more. |
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| Author: | Koren [ 11 Jun 2018, 14:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Hornbeam |
Great, thanks. Will do that :) |
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