Fagus Sylvatica Tree

BobbyLane · Apr 16, 2025

The lovely spring leaves are out now!

Inspired by one of @leatherback s videos on Beech pruning,
Ive been removing the growing tip on each branch, to encourage buds further back to open. Ive left 2 to 3 leaves where ive done this...

BobbyLane · Apr 24, 2025

I didn't notice it before, but this Beech has some prominent Copper colour...

The remaining leaves after pruning out the growing tips, are larger now...

BobbyLane · May 2, 2025

Someone asked if id make reductions in the crown.
Ive just took out a section of the right trunk. Which to the eye, stops it from moving right and pushes it up. I like the change...

BobbyLane · May 2, 2025

I also tightened the ziptie slightly, to bring the two trunks closer togther. In a bid to create more harmony

BobbyLane · Sunday at 6:03 AM

Its been a month on, since pruning out the growing tips. Im getting another flush.

Not quite as expected though. Rather than buds opening further back down branches, they're emerging from the points where I removed the growing tips.
I think this could be down to me not following the procedure to a letter. I got into a habit of using scissors to cut out the tip while leaving behind a little stalk. Seems like the key is to completely pinch out the tip taking the stalk with it!

Oh well, plenty of time to get it right,