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English Oak

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Anyone grew English Oak and know whether you can trunk chop like Maples??
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Re: English Oak

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Hi Allan, they can be trunk chopped though I've not done it on my shohin. Just make sure that it is well fed and healthy before chopping it.
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Yep they can be treated just like any other deciduous tree, just most thinks take a little longer due to slower growth habits.

I have 2 in the ground, and 3 in Grow pots. One of which is an airlayer.

Have a search for Quercus and you willl find quite a bit of info about them
This one is particularity nice viewtopic.php?f=129&t=1192

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Re: English Oak

Post by xIIRevoEvoS »

kcpoole wrote:Yep they can be treated just like any other deciduous tree, just most thinks take a little longer due to slower growth habits.

I have 2 in the ground, and 3 in Grow pots. One of which is an airlayer.

Have a search for Quercus and you willl find quite a bit of info about them
This one is particularity nice viewtopic.php?f=129&t=1192

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Would you say that defoliating an Oak specie will be harder compared to a maple to reduce leaf size?
Is it possible to trunk chop without any foliage?
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No harder as such, just they are much slower than Maples to grow, and produce much less leaves.

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