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Copper Beech bonsai


Copper Beech bonsai

25 years old



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Womderful colour well done.

22 Jul, 2017

 

That's a great achievement Sheila!

22 Jul, 2017

 

Thank you both, you're very kind. It was no trouble!

22 Jul, 2017

 

Can't wait to see how it develops over time.

22 Jul, 2017

 

Well . . . I won't let it get much bigger, 3d.

22 Jul, 2017

 

22 Jul, 2017

 

Hope you'll give it a try, Julia, and thanks :)

23 Jul, 2017

 

I think it was when I bought a bonsai at a Japanese Nursery in Cornwall many years ago, and picked up a leaflet at the same time. ('Proper' bonsai are wired to form a pleasing shape, but I don't like to risk cutting into the bark, so just prune them judiciously.)

I was always finding tree seedlings in the garden (Ash, Cotoneaster, Apple, Hawthorn, Silver Birch, Beech etc.) so just decided to pot them up and keep them small, using gritty, free-draining compost.

A little book that I bought said to prune the roots in Spring - every year or two - and not let the trees dry out. They are kept outside all year, and that's about it really.

24 Jul, 2017

 

I love Copper Beech,Sheila..well done,it looks great :o)

24 Jul, 2017

 

Well done, that's really clever!

24 Jul, 2017

 

Thanks Sandra and Julia - they're very easy really, and are in fact neglected much of the time!

25 Jul, 2017

 

Lol! just my sort of plant!

26 Jul, 2017



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