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bonsaiTALK Craftsman
Join Date: Apr-2008
Location: Chicago suburb
Country: U.S.
Posts: 74
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Glad I found this thread. I bought this Korean Hornbeam group several weeks ago. It was already on its way to being in full leaf. There are seven trees in the group. I did shorten some of the longer shoot on top but it does need a little growth to cover where the trunks had been chopped - probably last year sometime. I would appreciate suggestions, gentlemen. A couple of questions I did have though are 1) would it be too difficult to spread the trees out a little without damaging roots, and 2) would you suggest putting them in a wider/shallower pot?
Lastly, I have a singleton hornbeam that is about 3 feet tall. I was thinking about keeping it as a future specimen plant. Its about as large around as a penny or nickel, probably. Can I safely plant it in the ground and expect it to survive a Chicago winter. Or should I put it in some type of box and place it in an unheated garage for the winter? Attaching some pics.
Thank in advance.
Bob
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