One thing to be aware of is that beeches throw their roots out horizontally.
If you dig in close to their trunks, you will probably lose your prize.
Even if you dig a large root ball, you could also run into trouble. Select
small trees rather than those with fat trunks and you might have a fighting
chance.
Marty
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From: "Michael Gratton"
To:
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 6:19 PM
Subject: [IBC] collected beech
This is a great and timely thread, as I just did a scouting trip and found
a whole bunch of beeches in the woods near my home last week. I have a
number of beech in my yard as understory trees, and wondered if they would
respond to bonsai treatment. It is good to see that they will. I will be
out this week with shovel in hand to do some collecting....thanks for the
advice!
-----Original Message-----
From: kevin bailey ]
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 5:23 PM
To:
Subject: [IBC] collected beech
Kitsune's method is the safest but you can also cut it back to the stump
that you want to develop your new branches from. Don't just leave them
as flat saw cuts, hollow a little with a chisel and seal all the cuts.
Low temperature melt wax (for grafting) or cut paste will do. Beech
reliably throw many, many buds from ancient bark. That is so long as you
have collected enough fibrous root to support it and it survives
collection.
Cheers
Kev Bailey
Vale Of Clwyd, North Wales
-----Original Message-----
From: Internet Bonsai Club ] On Behalf
Of Kitsune Miko
Sent: 22 March 2004 21:23
To:
Subject: [IBC] collected beech
I think you have to cut above a growing branch and
hope that you push back buds below that branch. That
would be the safest thing to do and take time to
develop a new shape.
I was in Praha last week.
Kitsune Miko
--- XdjipsterX wrote:
hi everyone
this autumn i've collected LARGE beech ...and i want
to make it smaller...
how to do it!?!?
just take a saw and cut it at lower point and than
put some (dunno how to
say it in engleish) but some kind of gardening wax
onto cuted area to
prevent drying?!
and there is no branches below cut area ...will the
tree survive or I have
to cut above few branches!?!?
thanx
ivan
croatia
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