# Crazy ramification - mature beeches

**URL:** <https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/crazy-ramification-mature-beeches/5778>\
**Category:** Horticulture\
**Created:** [April 27, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/crazy-ramification-mature-beeches/5778 "2020-04-27T00:33:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Anthony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Anthony](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Anthony)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/crazy-ramification-mature-beeches/5778/1 "2020-04-27T00:33:55Z")

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Yes, not bonsai, but I drove by this house today and had to double back to take a picture. Say what you want about the aesthetics, but you have to admire the unwavering commitment, vision (and budget) it took (over many years) to achieve this …

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/7/71a1c6304f49203e7479f5fdb16f876819602cb0.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Silva\_Naturalis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/silva_naturalis/32/11556_2.png) [@Silva\_Naturalis](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Silva_Naturalis)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/crazy-ramification-mature-beeches/5778/2 "2020-04-27T06:09:37Z")

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Impressive, where was this, if I may ask?

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**Author:** ![Anthony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Anthony](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Anthony)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/crazy-ramification-mature-beeches/5778/3 "2020-04-27T15:22:24Z")

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The house is in Toronto’s tony Bridlepath neighbourhood, always one of the most expensive locations in Canada.

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**Author:** ![Silva\_Naturalis](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/silva_naturalis/32/11556_2.png) [@Silva\_Naturalis](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Silva_Naturalis)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/crazy-ramification-mature-beeches/5778/4 "2020-04-27T16:05:29Z")

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You can see the French 18th century influence, very formal, but when executed right, most beautiful. I would hope the rest of the garden had a very formal layout with topiary boardered and symmetrical beds. Not my taste except in the right setting, but nevertheless impressive, as I say.

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**Author:** ![Ralph](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/ralph/32/43408_2.png) [@Ralph](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Ralph)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/crazy-ramification-mature-beeches/5778/5 "2020-04-27T23:16:33Z")

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Never seen anything like it! I wonder how they go about doing this (equipment / machinery etc.) to get it so “perfect”. Thanks for sharing.

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**Author:** ![nmhansen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/nmhansen/32/114_2.png) [@nmhansen](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/nmhansen)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/crazy-ramification-mature-beeches/5778/6 "2020-04-27T23:19:42Z")

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The hedge pruning technique

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**Author:** ![Anthony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Anthony](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Anthony)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/crazy-ramification-mature-beeches/5778/7 "2020-11-08T00:02:37Z")

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Updating this to show the trees as the seasons have advanced. Still blows me away.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/8/8e18d85bac45afb3e0e8a8e5a06ca53ebed11f81.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/d/d0f136e967ae0486c090c357c26c1dbbd3832dff.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/4/47ed262f489cb5fbf3d26671f88c24b743e78c31.jpeg) ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/bonsaimirai/original/2X/d/df3601732b546ff7dd7b2a345088cc42d38a3530.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Grif](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/grif/32/20087_2.png) [@Grif](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Grif)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/crazy-ramification-mature-beeches/5778/8 "2020-11-08T08:11:55Z")

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Thanks for showing them through the seasons!