I lost the left lower branch over the winter sadly. I found a patch of roots all rotted which probably attributed to it but it's been growing strong all this year.
The Neagari JBP caught my eye...and I had to admire it. Tossing in an image from 2021...the year it arrived on my bench as well. To fully appreciate it. One has to know it's story.
End of season update for this Korean hornbeam. It grew decently well but doesn't have the same momentum that some of my others do. I'm defoliating it now to prep for a workshop this weekend but its color was already starting to turn