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Spring growth on Japanese beech – understanding when to pinch

April 13, 2018 by Jonas Dupuich

Buds on Japanese beech are easy to spot – they’re the long, pointy things at the ends of branches. Japanese beech buds They are among the last buds to open in spring. Once most of the quince, maples, and plums are in full gear, the beech buds begin to elongate. Elongating bud Once these buds […]

Cleaning up a Japanese beech forest

November 24, 2017 by Jonas Dupuich

Two years ago I found myself with a few dozen young Japanese beech. They were mostly the same size and age, and they weren’t very far in their development as bonsai. They were perfect, in other words, for a group planting. Young Japanese beech Because the trees were so similar to each other, I started […]

Beech – on top of the mountain

October 26, 2012 by Jonas Dupuich

As we approached the pass near the top of White Mountain Forest Road, the flora signaled a change in elevation – fir gave way to pine, maples to beech. Maples added golden hues to beech-covered hillsides until they dropped away, leaving the silvery-bronze beech and a scattering of white pines. I found the beech impressive […]

Restoring a Japanese beech

May 13, 2011 by Jonas Dupuich

You never know what you’re going to find when you repot a tree for the first time, or when you finally get around to addressing a tree’s major flaws. The Japanese beech below was due for a reboot. The tree’s owner began by working on the roots. Japanese beech Poor nebari In addition to removing […]

Air layering a zelkova bonsai

April 29, 2011 by Jonas Dupuich

Air layering is a great technique for improving bonsai with flawed roots. Simply add new roots, and a new tree is born. Janet, a founding member of Bay Island Bonsai, the author of suisekiart.com, and a longtime friend, sent me some photos of a recent layer project that unfolded over the past year. She had […]

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