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23-May-2006	#1
007 Secret Agent Join Date: Nov-2004 Location: Detroit, Michigan Country: U.S. USDA Zone: 5/6 AHS Heat Zone: 4/5 Posts: 832	Korean Hornbeam Care I need some advice on Korean Hornbeam . . . particularly pruning advice. When and how? Is it just like an elm where the last remaining bud dictates the direction of new growth? Do I leave a stub remaining for die-back? Thanks! __________________ Here's to a long life and a merry one, a quick death and an easy one, a pretty girl and an honest one, a cold beer and another one!

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23-May-2006	#2
lordy611 bonsaiTALK Artisan Join Date: Feb-2005 Location: Monrovia, MD Country: USA Posts: 143	Yes on both counts. Alternating buds dictate branch direction, and I think leaving room for dieback is always prudent. I just pruned mine due to finally seeing some leaves so I could direct new growth.

23-May-2006	#3
TimZ8 recovering pine addict Join Date: Dec-2004 Location: Louisiana USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: Hell Posts: 332	And if you cut back hard into old wood always use cut paste on hornbeam.

23-May-2006	#4
zube bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Jun-2005 Location: NW Oregon Country: U.S. USDA Zone: zone 8 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 779	In my limited experience, they do not respond well to early pruning. Let new growth extend to 5-6 leaves and then prune back to one or two. zube __________________ Sorry doesn't put thumbs back on the hand, Marge. H. Simpson

23-May-2006	#5
soltan Wabi and Sabi student Join Date: Apr-2005 Country: australia USDA Zone: 8-9? AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 562	And don't let them dry out! __________________ GROW DAMIT! BRETT AUSTRALIA ZONE 8-9?

23-May-2006

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Originally Posted by TimZ8

And if you cut back hard into old wood always use cut paste on hornbeam.

Amen and Amen on that, Tim! Hornbeams have a tendency to withdraw sap on larger cuts, so be sure they are cleaned up with the sharpest razor you can possibly find, a well-honed grafting knife if at all possible.

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24-May-2006	#7
007 Secret Agent Join Date: Nov-2004 Location: Detroit, Michigan Country: U.S. USDA Zone: 5/6 AHS Heat Zone: 4/5 Posts: 832	this tree was purchased from Brent at Evergreen Gardenworks and was repotted back in probably march. It has since put out a significant amount of growth, but with very long internodes . . . so long that it is making the branches weep . . . its actually kind of a neat look for the tree if you ask me. I'll post a pic of it tomorrow. I did make a trunk chop and immediately sealed with modelling clay which is just now starting to push itself off so I beileve that its healing over. __________________ Here's to a long life and a merry one, a quick death and an easy one, a pretty girl and an honest one, a cold beer and another one!

24-May-2006	#8
rockm bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Oct-2003 Location: Fairfax, Va Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 4,561	Hornbeam will not produce much ramification if shoots are cut back while they are still green. Allowing them to lignify and mature THEN cutting them back can produce alot of backbudding. You have to be patient, as this can take eight weeks of growing time or more. My bigger KH woke up in mid-March. I have not pruned it back yet. It's branches are "weeping" from all the long shoots and over growth. I may not prune it back at all this season, as it need some reinvigoration--I've had it in a bonsai container for over a dozen years now. KH, I've heard, can start to tire a bit after extensive container culture.They aren't the strongest trees at their roots.

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