Forests

I sowed those Black Birch seedlings two years ago. Since I did not know what to do with them, I decided to have fun and created a new forest! ...

A small Black Birch forest created with 2 years old seedlings from 2021. This composition will be stunning when the bark starts to exfoliate. ...

This Ginkgo biloba group planting was created in 2021. Last spring I removed all terminal buds thinking that the axillary buds would grow lateral shoots. Instead, all trees remained static and only produced leaves swirls last year. Let’s see if this year they will finally grow lateral shoots. ...

This young Trident Maple forest was created in spring 2020 from 2 years-old seedlings (link to the article from 2020). The trees are now 5 years old from seeds. ...

Forests and group plantings move me more and more. Multiple trees grouped together in a small pot speak of a common destiny. Their roots and mycorrhizae fuse together and inspire cooperation and dependance. Their slender trunks with sparse branching evoque the simplicity and fagility of life. ...

Clean-up of a Trident Maple forest created from seedlings in spring 2020. ...

I did not know what to do with those 20 Ginkgo biloba seedlings, so I decided to create two prehistoric forests. The buds are about to open. The timing is ideal to repot. I remove the soil and trim the roots to establish a flat root base. Here is a first forest containing 14 trees. ...

This young Japanese Maple forest made great progress in only 3 years. I moved it outside of the garage to the cultivation area. Japanese maple forest after pinching Prior to bud break The same forest in spring 2019 ...

After their first growing season as a forest, the trees have grown well. They must now be cut back in order to define only one clear leader per trunk. Some of the smaller trunks died and are removed. They will be replaced in the future years with cuttings taken from the taller trees. This will help increase the size diversity in the composition. Only one trunk is repositioned using a guy-wire. ...

Seedlings selection These trident maples or Acer buergerianum were sown in spring 2018. They come from a smaller leaves variety. Seedlings preparation The roots are cleaned from the media and cut in a flat shape. Group planting Font view. Detail of the trunks disposition. Side view. ...