So, two days ago i have digged up two beech trees. I know, they aren’t great, but i need something so i can learn. I also know that it will take couple of years before these trees can become something more…
I left some of the original soil on the roots, especially around smaller roots and then i have planted the trees in to the pumice.

I planned to trunk chop one and leave the other one with the main trunk for this year (wanted to compare the results), but i’ve got overly excited and i trunk chopped both of them.

I would like to know if i need to seal the wounds and if there is any reason that i would put my trees in greenhouse (polyvinyl), currently home for tomatoes. Also, i am not quite sure how is it with fertilising?

Thanks for all the answers!

Yeah, seas the wound to reduce die-back.
I would not put them in a greenhouse, unless you stil get real frost.

I am not convinced the one you chopped without active buds is really a beech. Are you? Do you have pictures of the buds?

Especially with beech it is good to leave a few buds; They struggle creating new buds on trunks.

I'm convinced that both the trees are beech.

I recently perfomed trunk chop on two large beech and the trunks are now full of new growth.

You can fertilize the trees in about one month.

Do not put them in a greenhouse. They should be protected from direct sun the first couple of weeks.

I do not use sealer. But thats a religion.

Thanks for the info. I assume that watering system is the same as with the bonsai tree?

No.

The first 14 days after a repot its best to keep the soil moist but not wet. If you keep the soil moist, then the roots will seek after water and then start growing again. If the soil is wet, then the roots will drown.

Hansen wrote: No.

The first 14 days after a repot its best to keep the soil moist but not wet. If you keep the soil moist, then the roots will seek after water and then start growing again. If the soil is wet, then the roots will drown.

How is this different from bonsai. There you also do not keep the soil wet.