Giga
Masterpiece
This is a river birch that just popped up in my yard when I first bought my house and though people say that it doesn't do well as bonsai, I can't help myself and gave it a go. I wired it fully early spring and kept and eye on it to make sure nothing was biting in. It grew wonderfully and It was mostly allowed to grow. From what I read you only want to cut when it's growing and from what I can tell this is true.
I tried giving it a trim in late summer and it didn't' like it at all. It defoliated itself and I thought it died but it grew a fresh set of leaves-very small too.
It grew a lot thats why it look all fine twiggy. But come spring again it'll get wired and move tward you not away, and cut back. So far I don't see why there are not more birch- but then again it's not a cedar they'll live 1000 years lol
Base- That crack is nothing to worry about it's just a cut in the tree and is healing over. If you look at the top picture I'm using a sucker that grew on the right of the tree. I then wired it under the soil to grow roots. I saw this on a Han's blog so I'd figure I'd give it a try.
I tried giving it a trim in late summer and it didn't' like it at all. It defoliated itself and I thought it died but it grew a fresh set of leaves-very small too.
It grew a lot thats why it look all fine twiggy. But come spring again it'll get wired and move tward you not away, and cut back. So far I don't see why there are not more birch- but then again it's not a cedar they'll live 1000 years lol
Base- That crack is nothing to worry about it's just a cut in the tree and is healing over. If you look at the top picture I'm using a sucker that grew on the right of the tree. I then wired it under the soil to grow roots. I saw this on a Han's blog so I'd figure I'd give it a try.