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    Another beech.

    So american beech. Just asking for help on how to style this tree. Or pre-style. Just can't come up with much. Any Ideas appreciated.
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    Overwintering question?

    Is it ok to put my trees pot and all in a hole covered with mulch under a canopy of big trees?
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    Laurel oak?

    I guess I'm saying its bad because it's like nursery stock soil and has been wet for 4 days. Watered one time in thoughts four days. Probably can wait. Just don't know much about laurel oaks.
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    Laurel oak?

    Just got a laurel oak a friend gave me. Don't know much about them. It's in a plastic pot with really bad soil and it's almost mid October still nice weather but wondering if I can repot in better soil? If anyone has care instructions let me know. Thanks.
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    Back to the beech. American beech.

    Well I want to try and do something with it but not this coming season. Maybe a little with the roots and a nice pot. But that's about it. Then next fall, winter try some pruning. Well the limbs are sort of long so I might shorten them a bit and I have three limbs at the top that I will have to...
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    Back to the beech. American beech.

    Thanks everyone. Tieball I found those magazines on eBay. Thanks. And judyb, so he only uses straight kanuma and that's it? No organic matter? Thanks again. I have another thread about beechs with pics of my beech. I know the trunk is not what everyone like but I like it and was trying to figure...
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    Back to the beech. American beech.

    Ibc is ibonsaichat? And about the soil. The tree was dug. It was growing beside a pond under some big trees. Had a great root system. It was spread out. But being a beech I left a good amount of the root ball so it want hurt the tree. Thanks I'll check that guy out
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    Back to the beech. American beech.

    Hard to find information on this tree. Other than Harry haringtons articles. So I need a care guide. If possible. Yea I'm back.
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    Need some pointers.

    Well... Sorry to piss some of you folks off.. But I have to admit it was pretty funny reading all the post. So, I have my answer. Which was all I needed and that is to put the tree back into the ground for my landscape. And go about my business. Just kidding. It doesn't matter what the hateful...
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    Need some pointers.

    Thanks for the info drew33998. Love graham potters videos he does some neat and amazing work. And I like how Walter pall goes about his work. Genangel has an eye for character. He has an awesome crape myrtle. Thanks again.
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    Need some pointers.

    By the way not talking about chopping the pine.
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    Need some pointers.

    Thanks everyone love all the new info. I curious about having a tree who's trunk is thick enough and let's say it's very tall with the apical growth and no limbs at the bottom? Do you just chop it and let it sprout back out? And I've spotted a pine on the side of rd on my neighbors property...
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    Need some pointers.

    This one is a green Japanese maple. I stumbled on a little grove of them. Yea, right on the side of the road not really around a yard at all.
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    Need some pointers.

    Think you nybonsai12. That's what I was leaning towards. I have five or six trees I have replanted. Thanks again.
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    Need some pointers.

    Well if y'all have some free books send them my way. Everything I have read always has to sides. So I was asking y'all what works for you. Like maybe someone has a jap maple they are working on right now and would have some pointers for my area. Like I said I'm new to this. Just trying to get...
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    Need some pointers.

    Didn't get much help on my beech trees so I'm going to just run with it with them. But I do have a jap maple that I dug up off the side of the road 2 or 3 year ago. I put it in the pot in the pics I will post and it has been there ever since. So my questions are... 1. What time of year do I...
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    Help with first prune.

    I've been to his site before but never saw that article. That was great. Thanks. Y'all have any ideas of where to start pruning. I've looked at hundreds of pictures. But would like to know what y'all recommend first.
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    Help with first prune.

    So I shouldn't wait till closer to spring? It's been in a pot for about a 8 days. Still looking at it every day to figure the style of it or what I want it to look like if you see any thing in the pics of where or how you would prune it. That would help to give me some ideas. Thanks for the...
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    Help with first prune.

    Hi, I collected a tree off of my land here in s.c. It is an American beech. Good rot ball. I have put it in a pot and put some guy wires. Now my question is when do I prune it? Leaves have fallen from all trees around my area except for the water oaks. I know this beech I have keeps its...
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