Hi Folks
I have access to large Hornbeam. The trees would be 8 ft +. I wish to reduce to a height of 3 ft. I realise that the time to drastically prune deciduous trees is late winter as the buds are starting to swell. What are your thoughts of doing it now in early autumn.
Fred
Large Hornbeam
-
Gerard
- Aussie Bonsai Fan
- Posts: 2656
- Joined: October 7th, 2009, 12:32 pm
- Favorite Species: pines
- Bonsai Age: 16
- Bonsai Club: BSV, Northwest, Northern Suburbs, VNBC
- Location: Melbourne
- Has thanked: 18 times
- Been thanked: 48 times
Re: Large Hornbeam
If you intend to leave it in the ground, I would remove a lot of growth from high in the tree and a little from lower down in an attempt to produce more buds in the lower areas which you intend to keep.
regards Gerard
regards Gerard
Q: Why are we all here?
A: Because we are not all there.
A: Because we are not all there.
-
Leigh Taafe
- Maverick
- Posts: 1436
- Joined: November 14th, 2008, 9:22 am
- Bonsai Age: 36
- Bonsai Club: NBPCA
- Location: Canberra, Australia
- Has thanked: 11 times
- Been thanked: 16 times
- Contact:
Re: Large Hornbeam
Hi Fred,
I wouldn't prune hard at the end of winter on deciduous trees - they will bleed to death! A hard prune is best done when the sap is not rising, ie. as soon as the leaves have fallen during autumn, or alternatively, in the heat of summer - at the beginning of January.
Cheers,
Leigh.
I wouldn't prune hard at the end of winter on deciduous trees - they will bleed to death! A hard prune is best done when the sap is not rising, ie. as soon as the leaves have fallen during autumn, or alternatively, in the heat of summer - at the beginning of January.
Cheers,
Leigh.
Cheers,
Leigh.
Leigh.
