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7-Jul-2002
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Bonsai Doer
 
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PROJECT-Hornbeam
I started with this Korean hornbeam in the bulb pot from El Dorado Bonsai last Sept. It had allready lost most of its leaves and the ones that remained I took off, preparing the tree for fall. I chose this plant due to the great curving trunk it has from soil line to about 7" tall. The original tree was about 14" tall at the start.
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7-Jul-2002
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Bonsai Doer
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You can see the red lines that indicated where I was to chop the little rascal. The root was taken off at the red line but the tree was chopped at the top red line. I decided to take the tree all the way down to my original thought at the lower line. I did the chop in early Feb. The tree started to bud by the end of Feb. I got some buds in all the right places. Whew!! I got a bud at the top of the tree and felt glad about that. I was holding my breath that it would pop where I wanted.
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7-Jul-2002
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Bonsai Doer
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Fast forward to today. The pace for the shohin hornbeam is way ahead of schedule. I had no idea at the speed I would be able to build branches. This thing ramifies almost weekly. At the top of the tree you can see my sacrifice leader. I have allowed this apex leader to grow unhindered, so as to help heal the chop mark on the back and to get some taper in the apex.
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7-Jul-2002
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Bonsai Doer
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This is the apex area as seen from the back of the tree. These branches are about a little thinner than a pencil.
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7-Jul-2002
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Bonsai Doer
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Here you can see the scar of the chop. The margin is rolling over nicely. It will still be 4 or more years before it is completly closed.
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7-Jul-2002
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Bonsai Doer
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This is a view looking straight down on the tree. The branches radiate evenly all the way around the tree. The tree should finish out at about 8" tall. Maybe a little more, but not much. So far this has been a great project. I will let the tree gow one more year , and the place it in its first bonsai pot. When I find my box of pots I will post it here for everyone to see. I have allready bought it , just can't find it.
Best regards, Bonsaial |
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7-Jul-2002
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Old Mister Crow
 
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Al,
Great minds think alike! Here's a shohin hornbeam that I treated similarly last year. Now it's about 6" tall. And as you say, ramifying weekly. This shot was taken a couple of weeks ago, right after a hard pruning. It realize it shouldn't be in a bonsai pot yet, but I was showing my mother-in-law how to repot, and I figured "why not?" Cheers, Old Mister
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7-Jul-2002
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Bonsai Doer
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Very nice. Similer trees, mine just crooks the other way. ( sounds like Bill Clinton)
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7-Jul-2002
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Old Mister Crow
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Similar indeed, though I think you've got a bit of extra caliper. (Sounds like Clarence Thomas).
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