European Beech #1

Walter Pall · Jul 26, 2018

For now these ugly but very effective guy wires are still on. They have to stay until end of March next year. From then on this beech should shine in full glory. Such is bonsai: sacrificing present beauty for future quality. Otherwise you will always have good looking trees, but they will not get better.

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Walter Pall · Jul 26, 2018

Walter Pall · Jul 26, 2018

cmeg1 · Jul 26, 2018

The current container is real nice.Outstanding Bonsai.

BobbyLane · Jul 26, 2018

A truly inspiring Beech for me, one that ive always admired since being on my journey.

Cosmos · Jul 26, 2018

Walter Pall said:
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This tree was grown for bonsai in the ground for 50 years???

Spectacular tree, as usual.

Walter Pall · Jul 26, 2018

Cosmos said:
This tree was grown for bonsai in the ground for 50 years???

Spectacular tree, as usual.

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As the fit images show the tree was in a field where deer grazed on it and kept it small, prepering bonsai material.

barrosinc · Jul 26, 2018

speechless.... love it!

barrosinc · Jul 26, 2018

the pot seems to change in every season.

Saddler · Jul 26, 2018

That’s a real looker, even with the wires.

I have noticed that lots of your trees start in those black plastic tubs, what were they originally for?

cmeg1 · Jul 26, 2018

That bare bones picture just before the snow picture really shows the great branching.

Silentrunning · Jul 26, 2018

This tree is just awesome. The pictures show great detail of what can be achieved.

Djtommy · Jul 26, 2018

This tree development really well, congrats.
I think it’s very beautiful

Walter Pall · Jul 26, 2018

Saddler said:
That’s a real looker, even with the wires.

I have noticed that lots of your trees start in those black plastic tubs, what were they originally for?

Thees plastic containers are standard in Europe. They are for anything, like gardening, household, small businesses, starter pots for all sorts of plants. They come in all dimensions and are cheap. To be black is NOT an advantage. They heat up in summer.

Saddler · Jul 26, 2018

Walter Pall said:
Thees plastic containers are standard in Europe. They are for anything, like gardening, household, small businesses, starter pots for all sorts of plants. They come in all dimensions and are cheap. To be black is NOT an advantage. They heat up in summer.

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately they aren’t common in Canada. I've been searching for something similar for the trees I have marked for collection.

barrosinc · Aug 19, 2018

I love this tree. I have been back to it so Nancy times since you posted it.

Definitely inspiration material.

I even went out and bought a large beech from nursery.

Thanks for sharing and documenting so well.

Walter Pall · Mar 17, 2019

Finally the guy wires are gone. The beech has styled itself a bit by loosing a couple of branches. Beeches are bitches! But nice ones.

Cable · Mar 17, 2019

Majestic

Wilson · Mar 17, 2019

@Walter Pall do you approach pruning beech differently than other deciduous? It seems like the deer randomly pruning have done a wonderful job preparing the prebonsai for you.

Walter Pall · Mar 17, 2019

I prune most broadleaved trees the same way. The deer use the Walter-Pall-hedge-pruning-method. Or rather that's one of the sources where I learned how this works.

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