JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Hi all, This is my first tree post, hope the attachment process goes well... I collected this hawthorn in the spring of 08. I know that they can be slow to start up again, so I've just left it alone basically since then. I fertilize with a good dose of Osmocote plus at the beginning of the season, and use a balanced liquid about every week or so as well. It has not really put out much growth until this year, and stubbornly refuses to back bud below the bend. I was considering cutting it lower, but not until I get new growth, and it becomes happier. Now I've become a bit attached to the bend, and from one angle the taper is not the worst.... It put out a reasonable amount of leaves/growth this year, but all my regular hawthorns (trees in the woods) lost most of their leaves this year due to the wet spring and heat. So this pre-bonsai did as well. I've not worried about that, as all the hawthorns in the area did it as well. But I still don't see as much as I'd like to see at this point. Any ideas? Should I try a different fert. regimen next year? I can't use cakes or fish emul. as the raccoons and other critters dig up the trees if I do. Any other ideas how to get this thing going??? And any suggestions on styling (for the future of course) would be appreciated. First up are the probable front, (forgive the dog butt) against a different background to show the curve better.