jedge76
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I asked the guy at the bonsai nursery what hornbeams he had around and he said he had one and called it "the ugly one over there." I bought it and have since started an air layer near the base of the tree. I think the ugly, gnarled section of the base will make for a fun tree in and of itself and I hope to get several other Korean hornbeams from this tree over the years.
The layer is maybe 2 weeks into the process. Initially, many of the leaves yellowed and wilted, but the tree has since recovered and is sprouting some new growth and the remaining leaves have regained their rigidity. The browning or dead leaves are from a pest that was munching on the leaves before I got it...nothing seems to be eating on it anymore since I brought it up here to Yosemite. Comments and critiques would be cool. Thanks for taking a look!
--Joe
The layer is maybe 2 weeks into the process. Initially, many of the leaves yellowed and wilted, but the tree has since recovered and is sprouting some new growth and the remaining leaves have regained their rigidity. The browning or dead leaves are from a pest that was munching on the leaves before I got it...nothing seems to be eating on it anymore since I brought it up here to Yosemite. Comments and critiques would be cool. Thanks for taking a look!
--Joe