Tidal Bonsai
Omono
I have seen “Korean Hornbeam” listed as Carpinus coreana as well as Carpinus turczaninowii. Is there any discernible difference between these two for bonsai purposes?
As Judy said,
The two species are different. Side by side you will see the differences.
You are in New Jersey. Try working with a Carpinus caroliniana, the native north American hornbeam. It is native to NJ. If you can find land that is okay for collecting, there's a good chance you can find some locally. Leaves reduce almost as tiny as Carpinus turczaninowii or C. coreana.
This (fall color) is the exact opposite of what I've been told. Some years back I bought K hornbeam seedlings from 2 source, Bill Valavanis and Matt Ouwinga. Matt claimed the ones he had were the coreana and I have no reason not to believe him. Those produce much nicer fall color for me - lots of oranges and reds. The ones from Bill consistently produce drab yellow fall color so I've always assumed they were the turczaninowii.They seem to grow a different rates of speed, not sure if I remember this correctly, but I think the coreana is the more vigorous. The turczaninowii has better fall color and I believe the leaves are more crenelated too.
Another difference is that the carpinus coreana has a smoother bark than c. TurczaninowiiI have seen “Korean Hornbeam” listed as Carpinus coreana as well as Carpinus turczaninowii. Is there any discernible difference between these two for bonsai purposes?
Brent has coreana as being the slowest grower out of all those used for bonsai, but having the best fall color.
I had to go out and check mine, mine is tagged "Koreana" so I don't even know what I have...
So far no fall color but the leaves are already washed out from full sun, and last year I didn't get any color. Mine has not been vigorous in the 2 years I've had it...
I wonder if foliar feeding would help? Seems to bring out more colors with my Japanese maples.I got my coreana from Matt O. in the spring. I attached it to a rock and let it grow this season. It grew very well and put on about a 1/2 inch trunk in one season, despite the limited space. However there was no fall color this year. Is there a trick to getting better fall color?
As Judy said,
The two species are different. Side by side you will see the differences.
You are in New Jersey. Try working with a Carpinus caroliniana, the native north American hornbeam. It is native to NJ. If you can find land that is okay for collecting, there's a good chance you can find some locally. Leaves reduce almost as tiny as Carpinus turczaninowii or C. coreana.
Carpinis caroliniana is the native Hornbeam. It has drastically larger leaves where as the Korean Hornbeam has much smaller leaves. They should be transplanted at least once every three years or they will weaken. The roots are as hard as the branches and when they become tangled you have to cut with a saw.As Judy said,
The two species are different. Side by side you will see the differences.
You are in New Jersey. Try working with a Carpinus caroliniana, the native north American hornbeam. It is native to NJ. If you can find land that is okay for collecting, there's a good chance you can find some locally. Leaves reduce almost as tiny as Carpinus turczaninowii or C. coreana.
Nice can also be a pain. The ramification on both Korean species is so dense it can require a lot of "editing" to prevent the canopy and branches from looking odd.Thanks Vance and RockM, I've got a couple of the native caroliniana, and Ostrya virginiana. Not had either of the Korean species. Seen a few, the small leaves and twiggyness is nice.