Hornbeam Clump

[Jester217300]

Alright, here's my first post of a serious tree that I've worked. This is a Hornbeam clump that I picked up from Rob MacGregor of New World Horticulture. The trip took me 10 hours there and back and I walked off with 4 trees. Here are some progress pics.

 

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[Brian Van Fleet]

That's got good bones!

 

[JudyB]

Man those pictures take a while to load, but worth it. Very very cool!

 

[discusmike]

Very nice find,worth the walk,good luck with your grow season.

 

[sorce]

God Damn that's a spread!

Best care for that one well.

DAMN!

Sorce

 

[Jester217300]

Thanks all! I'm excited to watch it grow this season

 

[Giga]

Update?

 

[Waltron]

Thanks all! I'm excited to watch it grow this season

you got that last spring right? did you get some good growth last season? thats a beauty.

 

[pweifan]

How's this tree doing?

 

[thumblessprimate1]

Hello, Minnesnowda!

 

[Waltron]

yea bobby, you kill this thing yet?

 

[namnhi]

Dead??? Too much root work?

 

[Waltron]

haha lets not speculate, I was joking with him, it doesn't appear to be too much root work, but these trees can be difficult to grow, so I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't make it for one reason or another. you seal with with good ol vaseline? curious to know how those chops look now

 

[Jester217300]

Lol, it's not dead. Far from too much root work. I sealed the initial wounds with this:

http://imgur.com/a/M0NqA

I decided I don't like that as cut paste. It doesn't stay on the wound long enough. I use the clay stuff now.

Last spring I removed the trunk that was mostly dead and carved the chops down flush to the new leaders. It grew well, the wounds are healing well.

This spring it needs to be reduced and wired and then left to grow again.

I'll try to finally update this thread with some pics.

 

[GreatLakesBrad]

Is it... is it alive?