Copper Beech bonsai

Womderful colour well done.

That's a great achievement Sheila!

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Well done, that's really clever!

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

Lol! just my sort of plant!