Kullas
Shohin
Out for a hike in the mountains today and found this. About 4ft tall.
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Shogun610
Masterpiece
Nice American Beech. Leave as a treat for others to find. Unless you really want to then make sure you can grab it next spring.
Kullas
Shohin
I haven't made up my mind if I want it or not. Where this was not many people is going to be able to find it. I will be going back there are some decent trees I want to look at again up there.
19Mateo83
Masterpiece
I love it when Mother Nature shows off like this. Very cool tree!
Potawatomi13
Imperial Masterpiece
Great natural Literati
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.Neo_Rokkenjima
Yamadori
A beautiful specimen. A 4ft. tall tree is a big ask on space, though. Of course, people do fashion bonsai from trees of this size, but it isn't for every tree/ style or person.
Although I would probably leave it-- If you do end up taking it, then I would try to develop the canopy in such a way that you can get a "tail" of sorts careening down the concave side of the trunk. That may serve to highlight its natural shape. Alternatively, you could just style the canopy as you would any ordinary umbrella-top. That's what the tree seems to be going for at this time, albeit with a very unique trunk.
Waldo Street Pottery
Chumono
I'd collect and plant to get established and then into a bonsai pot, as is. What is it?
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
My question as well^^^. Do you know what the tree is? A Beech was mentioned but I'm pretty sure that isn't right.
Kullas
Shohin
To be honest I don't know. I will be making a trip back up there before the leaves began to fall so I can id it plus there is some other trees i want to check out
. The leaves were just starting to pop open so a id was hard.If it does come with me (probably will) it will go in the ground I'm my compost at least a year to work on the roots.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Definitely not a beech. not in a wettish area like that. Beech grow on upland locations. This looks to me like a Black Cherry-Prunus serotina.
Kullas
Shohin
I would be happy with a black cherry. This area stays damp as there is some natural water seeping out of the ground but this almost the tip top on a mountain.
rockm
Spuds Moyogi
Doesn't matter about the mountain. Wet soil means not a beech. I've had black cherry as bonsai. Collected a very old one a while back. Had it for almost 20 years. Frustrating tree. Dropped branches, weird rooting habits and a bug magnet. Finally got fed up with it.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
I think black cherry nailed it. I have tons of the nasty things here.
Still, it is interesting in shape.
