AndyJ
Shohin
Hey folks.
Has anyone got any experience of European Hawthorns (Crataegus Monogyna) and their ability to callous wounds? I think I read somewhere that hawthorn’s didn’t do this very well?
I‘ve got a European Hawthorn that I’ve had growing in my grow bed for a few years. About three years ago I cut it back to create a new direction and to begin a change in taper. It grew well and last year I cut it back again for another directional change and more increased taper. All is looking ok, except there was no sign of any callousing on either of the cut points.
This spring, I watched the work Peter Warren did on a Japanese Maple in a Bonsai Mirai video and thought I’d try it on my hawthorn to see if it would work. So I worked the first cut point - cutout the wood inside the hole, packed it with epoxy, trimmed round the wound to expose fresh cambium, sealed the edge with sealing putty and finally covered the whole lot with sticky aluminium. I wait to see how it does.
Be interested to hear of anyone’s experience.
Andy
Has anyone got any experience of European Hawthorns (Crataegus Monogyna) and their ability to callous wounds? I think I read somewhere that hawthorn’s didn’t do this very well?
I‘ve got a European Hawthorn that I’ve had growing in my grow bed for a few years. About three years ago I cut it back to create a new direction and to begin a change in taper. It grew well and last year I cut it back again for another directional change and more increased taper. All is looking ok, except there was no sign of any callousing on either of the cut points.
This spring, I watched the work Peter Warren did on a Japanese Maple in a Bonsai Mirai video and thought I’d try it on my hawthorn to see if it would work. So I worked the first cut point - cutout the wood inside the hole, packed it with epoxy, trimmed round the wound to expose fresh cambium, sealed the edge with sealing putty and finally covered the whole lot with sticky aluminium. I wait to see how it does.
Be interested to hear of anyone’s experience.
Andy