Any suggestions are welcome. I have several Chinese Ash trees. They root incredibly easily, however trunk chops and big cuts do not heal well for me. The callus may build 1/4 inch per year and that callus may die. I have been treating them like Trident Maples with little success; I have tried several cut pastes with the same results. If a branch is removed say 1" to 2" in diameter, the wound does not close like a maple and as the tree grows there is a hole down to the cut. In some cases 1/2" deep with no callus lip. I rewound every year however there is very little if any closure of the wound. If there is a large cut above a branch often the new leader grows well but the scar does not heal and above the scar becomes larger than below. More horizontal cuts do not die back and more vertical cuts do not close. Any suggestions are welcomed.Call-out to anyone that has some experience with growing Ash as bonsai.
I just moved within the last month. I finally got a bit of a chance to walk the property to see if there is anything worth collecting. I found something that has some potential that I believe to be a white Ash, fraxinus americana.
There doesn't seem to be much info on growing Ash as bonsai. I did find that they are in the same family as lilac and olive. The tree is in the back breaker range so I'm hoping they can handle major root reduction and trunk chops to make it worth collecting.
If I get a chance I'll try to get a picture of the tree in question.
Dave