Defoliating European Beech

[cmeg1]

Anyone have Beech like this?
The article is translated and after viewing the two included demonstration videos,I understood the various translation errors in the text.
Looks like it works great!
http://www.lolibonsai.com/2017/04/la-colaboracion-de-josu-y-jose-luis.html
It shows how perhaps a Japanese magazine may depict how to pinch Japanese Beech,but may leave undesired results on Fagus Sylvatica.
States it is better to defoliate the new growth like a hungry sheep would in the wild while growth is still tender.

 

[rockm]

If you have American Beech (Fagus Grandiflora) I would be very careful. The American species doesn't like to be completely defoliated. You can do it, but you can get weird results and a very weakened tree...

 

[cmeg1]

I know Harry Harrington taps in in this technique while he says to leave the terminal bud alone and defoliate interior leaves only.

 

[cmeg1]

I think this reinforces Harry’s technique of partial defoliation to work extremely good on European Beech.
http://www.bonsai4me.com/SpeciesGuide/Beechadvancedpruning.htm