Worth the buy? 90cm Beech
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RoadManDenDron
Chumono
I guess it comes down to how much,
Personally I would not buy it
Beech are very slow to develop both trunks and ramification
The roots and straight first section of trunk do not appeal to me
If its cheap enough there may be air layer potential higher up, but from the pics there also appears to be inverse taper there?
Sorry this feels really negative but I do not see the appeal to this material
Personally I would not buy it
Beech are very slow to develop both trunks and ramification
The roots and straight first section of trunk do not appeal to me
If its cheap enough there may be air layer potential higher up, but from the pics there also appears to be inverse taper there?
Sorry this feels really negative but I do not see the appeal to this material
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Depends on the price. There's some potential there, but the biggest issue are the roots and inverse taper near the bottom. That is not easily corrected
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
I think I'd pass on this one, seems like I've seen some better beech subjects posted from folks on your side of the pond, so there may be something better to find. The bottom of the tree would always be problematic.
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
Beeches are often used for hedges over here and specimens like that can be dug for free or found for a penny and a half at the local compost dump. And local growers sell them for about 20 dollars for 5.
ScaryBonsai19
Seedling
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
You're from the UK. My bet is that you can find better nebari and better branching for about 5 quid and half an hour of digging if you drive for about 40 minutes and ring some doorbells.
You guys use as much beeches as we do for gardens, probably even more.
Not trying to be a negative nancy here, but this tree needs a lot of work. 90cm is tallllll.
So if the whole apex needs to go, and you'll have to spend 5-8 years rebuilding it, and the pot is worth about five pounds.. And the nebari isn't something awesome.. 50 pounds is a lot of money.
All those things considered, I would pass up on the opportunity and just post a message in the local paper or marketplace asking for stuff you can dig up.
Air layering beeches and hornbeams can be difficult.
But if it speaks to you, and you think it's worth your money then absolutely go for it!
You guys use as much beeches as we do for gardens, probably even more.
Not trying to be a negative nancy here, but this tree needs a lot of work. 90cm is tallllll.
So if the whole apex needs to go, and you'll have to spend 5-8 years rebuilding it, and the pot is worth about five pounds.. And the nebari isn't something awesome.. 50 pounds is a lot of money.
All those things considered, I would pass up on the opportunity and just post a message in the local paper or marketplace asking for stuff you can dig up.
Air layering beeches and hornbeams can be difficult.
But if it speaks to you, and you think it's worth your money then absolutely go for it!
pandacular
Masterpiece
Sometimes big trees mean big problems. Seems to be the case here, but you could learn quite a bit trying to correct those problems.
Really not a bad price. I agree with Pandacular that you could learn a lot from this tree. If you have a yard filled with awesome trees, I'd pass on this. Otherwise, why not? You could develop it as is with just branch ramification if you were so inclined.
Brian Van Fleet
Pretty Fly for a Bonsai Guy
Nebari issues are really hard to correct with beech.
My rule of thumb now: I will only buy a tree if it improves my collection.
My rule of thumb now: I will only buy a tree if it improves my collection.
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