A few days ago I found a lovely looking tree which I wrote about at “Naturally Formed Hazel Bonsai“. I went for a search around the same area again today and found other nice looking specimens. I brought home two oaks and two birches which I’ve yet to do anything with yet. All of them need a bit of growing on to look good as they are a bit bare at the moment.
One interesting yamadori specimen I spotted today looks very interesting. It is another hazel tree but is larger than the other one I collected. It’s going to need a good shovel to get it out.
The problem Is I don’t know what to do with it once I retrieve it as it’s a bit of a strange shape. It looks to have had a tortured life so far! I think it’s going to need to be a lot shorter than it is at the moment, but I don’t want to lose the character that it has.
Any suggestions?
Can you give a mean of comparation to get a notion of the tree size?
I like the curve on the first branch. If it was my tree, I would separate in two with an air layer technique. After that I would start to develop new branches to get a better formation. And then I would see the better style to apply.
But I see a good specimen.
I will take another photo of it tomorrow with something next to it. I’ve never actually tried air layering but think I might give it a go.
Thanks for the input.
Air Layering Instructions