Arctic Beech (Nothofagus antarctica)

[grouper52]

I mentioned in the recent thread about under-utilized trees, that I was fond of these and would post several. Here's the first one, a landscapadori I got last fall. The trunk is almost entirely hollow top to bottom. I've trimmed it up a bit, and it's currently defoliated after pushing very lush growth this spring, as these are want to do. They ramify nicely and respond well to Lingnan School cut-and-grow techniques, which is what I will be employing over time to refine the image. These are trouble-free trees generally, and fun and rewarding trees to work on, and this one is especially a blast with its inherently wild trunk. About 2 1/2' tall.

Comments welcome.

grouper52

http://bonsainut.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1413&stc=1&d=1182572945

 

[bonsai barry]

That is an interesting trunk. Be sure to post again at the end of the growing season.

 

[Jay Wilson]

Hey Will,
That's a great trunk! So ugly that it's beautiful. Any pics of it with clothes on?

Jay

 

[Bonsai Nut]

Boy, I see a great Halloween bonsai coming out of this

 

[grouper52]

Thanks, all. No pics with clothes on, shoulda got one before I defoliated but it was just very bushy, with 8-10" whips coming off everywhere at odd angles. I'll get one in a few weeks when more orderly growth is budding out, a pretty time for photos of these guys - should look nice then.

grouper52

 

[LAS]

Beautiful.... Trunk, bark.... amazing. Do you know which nothofagus this is? Is clip and grow the best route to go with nothofagus? Any chance you still have this tree?