AusBonsai

craigw60 wrote:I just had a look at mine and its looking a bit tatty at the moment, we have had a couple of very hot days this summer which the hornbeams hate. I will put up a picture in the late autumn when its dropped its leaves.
Craigw

Thanks Craig,

I look forward to seeing a photo of your tree when the time is right.

When autumn comes, do you get any color change in the leaves?

Cheers,
Paul

Hi Paul, none of the hornbeam species are seen very often seen in Australia either as garden trees or bonsai. Our climate is not really suited to them.
I don't get any decent autumn colour on mine. What colours do you get ?
Craigw

craigw60 wrote:Hi Paul, none of the hornbeam species are seen very often seen in Australia either as garden trees or bonsai. Our climate is not really suited to them.
I don't get any decent autumn colour on mine. What colours do you get ?
Craigw

If the weather co-operates, I usually get some red coloration in the leaves. Nothing spectacular, but for my area, it's always a treat.

Cheers,
Paul

I can get some great colour on American hornbeam. Can't find last years pics at the moment but here are a couple of old ones. These are from two different trees, although they are both American hornbeam the parents have shown to be slightly genetically different. One shows the autumn colour that is distinctly separated by the veins of the leaf. This can happen with 3 or even 4 colours on the same leaf. The others shows the normal diffused/blended colours of the Autumn leaves.

Both very catching, some how the Autumn colour of these trees remind me of my Great Nan's garden but can't work out why
The Autumn colour is what first endeared me to this species

Bretts wrote:I can get some great colour on American hornbeam. Can't find last years pics at the moment but here are a couple of old ones.

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These are from two different trees, although they are both American hornbeam the parents have shown to be slightly genetically different. One shows the autumn colour that is distinctly separated by the veins of the leaf. This can happen with 3 or even 4 colours on the same leaf. The others shows the normal diffused/blended colours of the Autumn leaves.

Both very catching, some how the Autumn colour of these trees remind me of my Great Nan's garden but can't work out why
The Autumn colour is what first endeared me to this species

Thanks Brett,

I have noticed that autumn color varies from tree to tree in this species. I have two that I have been growing as bonsai and I have seen both of the autumn color scenario's that you described myself.

For me, autumn color depends a lot on the weather. I live at the extreme southern end of this trees normal range here in the US. If the cold weather comes early, I get good color. If the cold weather comes late, not much color change.

Cheers,
Paul