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Korean hornmbeam
Hi, I've had a Korean hornbeam bonsai for several years, and it's coming along nicely. My question is this: I have seen at two shows KH with leaves half the size of mine. They look much better with small leaves. Can anyone tell me how to reduce the size of the leaves on my Korean hornbeam? Melissa |
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Korean hornmbeam
During the time when you tree has just expressed all of its early energy
(spring time).... defoliate your tree and the new leaves will be much smaller when they reappear. This is only for a HEALTHY tree. If it has weak growth let it get energy over the next year. If it did not bud out well and seems weak do not attempt this. The key is that when you defoliate the tree, it has less energy to create big leaves so smaller leaves are produced. When dealing with evergreen trees you need to continuously defoliate the bigger leaves leaving the smaller ones intact. Jim |
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