Show us your Oak (Quercus) Pre-Bonsai

[dprm]

Nice to see a suber with some bend to it. Just a caution - they usually don't cork up the portion of a trunk that's below soil line. If grown that way for a while you'll see a reverse taper for a few years if you moving the soil line down.

Thank you.
I am aware. I just burried it to cover the maximum amount of roots possible. I’ll uncover some soil as I go.

 

[leatherback]

Spreading out old substrate to dry and clean up..
And before you now it,.. an oak to become bonsai

 

[Javaman4373]

I collected this little red oak in the spring of 2022. This spring it was leafed out when we had a freeze on May 18th that damaged a lot of trees (both in pots and in the landscape) and killed the new leaves on this oak. It is now pushing out new leaves. My plan is to let it grow this season to promote more roots and then chop it way back next year. If I can promote back budding and get the base to do something interesting, I will keep it going.

 

[Dragon60]

My Quercus Nigra (Water Oak - red oak group) has ramified a little more this spring.

 

[AnutterBonsai]

My Quercus Nigra (Water Oak - red oak group) has ramified a little more this spring. View attachment 492839

super nebari too!

 

[Esolin]

I dug this Coast Live Oak out of a hedgerow where it had been stifled for years and was shocked at the amount of barking on its trunk. It's definitely a feminine style tree, but I can't decide whether to go for a wispy literati look, or just a slender informal upright. Literati would certainly be less common for the species. The only thing I don't like is the knuckle it developed at a three branch junction. Hmm.

 

[Potawatomi13]

I dug this Coast Live Oak out of a hedgerow where it had been stifled for years and was shocked at the amount of barking on its trunk. It's definitely a feminine style tree, but I can't decide whether to go for a wispy literati look, or just a slender informal upright. Literati would certainly be less common for the species. The only thing I don't like is the knuckle it developed at a three branch junction. Hmm.


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No worries. Strive for bigger trunk and lump becomes "feature", becomes less obvious and hidden by foliage. Bend both low branches lower earliest possible being careful of breakage.

 

[john blanch]

just defoliated and pruned this oak. Not certain what cultivar it is. Needs ground layering as the base of the trunk under the soil is too bulky.

 

[SWfloirda]

This was a volunteer someone gave to me a couple years ago. I am fairly certain Live Oak. Quercus Virginiana. I wired the first couple of turns but the rest have been clip, grow and a hard life.

 

[Tieball]

English Oak. Just growing. Next year may be the year I finally chop it down. Maybe. I may also let it simply grow more. New branches are nicely developing low on the trunk with many dormant buds awaiting the right time to open. The trunk base at the soil level is 3” (7.5cm). More buds have opened on branches in places closer to the trunk since this photo. Several new branches are developing from buds above the newest growth. The end of July usually produces this flush of growth.

 

[TreeJey]

maybe you can give me a hint what I can do with these little oak. Last year I wired it into an s shape but now I don't know what to do next especially with the branch I'm holding.

 

[Tieball]

maybe you can give me a hint what I can do with these little oak. Last year I wired it into an s shape but now I don't know what to do next especially with the branch I'm holding.

I’m not much help. Oaks around me do not grow in s-shapes. Oaks are the dominant trees where I am and they grow tall and majestic….and drop billions of leaves every autumn.
This tree you have is very young. I would let it grow wild and develop some weight.

 

[TCEvan]

White oak I found this summer and plan to grab next spring.

 

[Housguy]

This corker is 9 years old from seed and is going to a customer this weekend, bye little guy.

 

[AnutterBonsai]

This corker is 9 years old from seed and is going to a customer this weekend, bye little guy.
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Thats a really pretty tree!

 

[Kevin1968]

Not exactly a pre bonsai but had to share. Look at the twist in that trunk!

 

[Kevin1968]

6 southern live oaks from acorn start of this spring. All 1’ too 1’ 5”

 

[Gabler]

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Quercus palustris

An update:

 

[Housguy]

Worked on a old large corker today, was its first trim and setting the foundation of the structure for future development. Not for sale, sorry!

 

[weetree3]

Worked on a old large corker today, was its first trim and setting the foundation of the structure for future development. Not for sale, sorry!
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Did not know you could trim back that hard. Looks good.