Beech Bonsai

Beech bonsai trees are one most popular species of bonsai.
Beech bonsai. Therefore your bonsai must be maintained in a cool cold environment during the winter season. As a guide around thanksgiving day it is time to prepare your bonsai for its winter dormancy period which should last approximately three 3 months. European beech fagus sylvatica and japanese white beech fagus crenata the latter distinguished by narrower darker and more pointed leaves than the former. Beech are highly prized for bonsai because of their characteristic white bark beautiful foliage winter hardiness and easy training.
My large beech forest bonsai has become overgrown and in need of a trim. It produces spiky woody fruit capsules which contain two to four triangular edible beech nuts. Beech fagus deciduous tree which according to wikipedia has ten species of which 2 variants are most popular for bonsai bonsai. Unfortunately american beech is not the best bonsai subject.
Japanese beech fagus crenata it is much like the european beech but its leaves are slimmer and the especially appreciated smooth bark is nearly white. There are several beech species native to japan. Care guide for the beech bonsai fagus. This is the ideal time for.
Beautiful year around this is a great choice for anyone. Defoliation every two years. Make sure to leave at least one leaf on the tip of each branch in order to draw the sap otherwise the branch will die back. Beech shoot in early may only 3 days after the bud started to extend.
Beech can produce such dense canopies of leaves that the branches on the interior die back. Both are very well suited and popular for bonsai as they have beautiful trunks vividly green foliage and nice autumn colours. You get one reliable flush of growth each spring with an occasional second flush in late spring to early summer. It is growing strongly but a little lopsided due to it s place on the bench.
The beech is a member of the the beech family fagaceae. Advanced pruning techniques for fagus sylvatica european beech bonsai pinching back. I hope that in it s new position on it s new. The european beech from our forests is well suited as a bonsai but needs protection from strong frost when planted into a bonsai pot.
As you can imagine this makes training beech for bonsai a lengthy proposition.