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Brett's Hornbeam
Posted: August 14th, 2012, 6:10 pm
by Bretts
Take $275 worth of hand crafted bonsai pots
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$335 worth of trees from Ray Nesci
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Give it a few years and this is what you get.
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Re: Brett's Hornbeam
Posted: August 14th, 2012, 6:14 pm
by Pat093
Very nice,
Looks nice and strong.
Pat
Re: Brett's Hornbeam
Posted: August 14th, 2012, 6:15 pm
by Bretts
Some more angles
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Re: Brett's Hornbeam
Posted: August 14th, 2012, 6:17 pm
by Bougy Fan
Very nice

How big is the Erin pot ?
Re: Brett's Hornbeam
Posted: August 14th, 2012, 6:19 pm
by Bretts
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Re: Brett's Hornbeam
Posted: August 14th, 2012, 6:22 pm
by vgarth
Beautiful!
Brett, can I ask if both pots are by Erin?
Cheers,
Val Garth
Re: Brett's Hornbeam
Posted: August 14th, 2012, 6:37 pm
by Bretts
Take a bunch of hornbeam seedlings that you are tired of looking after individually
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And make a forrest
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Re: Brett's Hornbeam
Posted: August 14th, 2012, 6:48 pm
by Bretts
Take a $25 tree from Ray Nesci with very little idea, plonk it in a reject store pot
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Years later you will still be trying to fix it

Still a nice tree with sentimental value as the tree I have owned the longest. Absolutely amazing Autumn colour so is worth keeping just for that.
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Re: Brett's Hornbeam
Posted: August 14th, 2012, 6:54 pm
by Bretts
Bougy Fan wrote:Very nice

How big is the Erin pot ?
vgarth wrote:Beautiful!
Brett, can I ask if both pots are by Erin?
Cheers,
Val Garth
The larger pot is by Pat Kennedy the Erin pot is 32.5 cm x 35.5 x 6.5
Thanks
Re: Brett's Hornbeam
Posted: August 14th, 2012, 6:58 pm
by vgarth
Thanks Brett,
Val Garth
Re: Brett's Hornbeam
Posted: August 14th, 2012, 7:04 pm
by alpineart
Hi Bretts , love them pots . That first tree is very nice , my kinda trunk . Are the European Hornbeams or American ?
Cheers Alpine
Re: Brett's Hornbeam
Posted: August 14th, 2012, 7:13 pm
by Bretts
Large one is Carpinus turczaninnouii, second one is Carpinus caroliniana possibly crossed with Carpinus cordata, same as the last small one. Seedlings are Carpinus coreana.
Re: Brett's Hornbeam
Posted: August 14th, 2012, 11:32 pm
by kcpoole
Lovely trees Brett
Love the pots and they match well.
If i remember correctly, the Erin pot was one you had commissioned?
Ken
Re: Brett's Hornbeam
Posted: August 15th, 2012, 9:42 am
by Bretts
Thanks Ken, yes the Erin pot is a commisioned one. I made him work too this was his second attempt to please me

Re: Brett's Hornbeam
Posted: August 16th, 2012, 5:17 pm
by Bretts
Need a new pot for this next year.
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Oh and I virtually moved a branch in the apex, It was too heavy to drag out and take a new pic.