The English Elm memoirs

[Olivecrazy]

Really like these elms starting to like the deciduous trees never really seen many good quality trees till i found this site.
Ive seen your other post on elms an tridents you seem to have a great eye for this material

[anttal63]

Really like these elms starting to like the deciduous trees never really seen many good quality trees till i found this site.
Ive seen your other post on elms an tridents you seem to have a great eye for this material

Thanks OC Yes some days i love deciduous so much, i even think about getting rid of all conifers and evergreens

[busta]

Nice Tony
Why do some EE have extra barky branches? is it the type of EE or something else? It also only seems to happen on some parts of the tree.
thanks
Matt

[Dario]

Hi Busta, I had the same Q when I started to look at them in a local area...turns out it is absolutely normal
I have since seen it on EE's in pics across Europe too!
viewtopic.php?f=129&t=11765
Cheers, Dario.

[kcpoole]

Hi Busta, I had the same Q when I started to look at them in a local area...turns out it is absolutely normal
I have since seen it on EE's in pics across Europe too!
viewtopic.php?f=129&t=11765
Cheers, Dario.

The same thing happens to Liquidambar too

ken

[anttal63]

Nice Tony
Why do some EE have extra barky branches? is it the type of EE or something else? It also only seems to happen on some parts of the tree.
thanks
Matt

Hi Matt and Dario
wings or fins on the branches are very commom to EE. It has been speculated that it might be a disease specific to some EE and areas. Im yet to see evidence of it.

Hey Ken i didnt realise LA too

[anttal63]

You know who you are, thanks this ones for you !!! Pot and tree are a marriage in heaven little wire and carving when i find time and thanks ya mutha for the rabbits !!!

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[busta]

Thanks guys.
It seems strange how it only affects some EE and some branches on the tree.
Maybe it is a corky bark EE.
cya
Matt

[anttal63]

Twin trunk EE , I really enjoy working with this one. Its very organic in its form. The trunk lines are as collected, i have just grown the pads and apex's. Carved the sharis.

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[Olivecrazy]

Hi ant how long from collection to where the tree is today not many elms to be found where i am unless im looking in the the wrong place

[anttal63]

Hi ant how long from collection to where the tree is today not many elms to be found where i am unless im looking in the the wrong place

I think its been 4 yrs 5 at the most. 1st yr recovery, 2nd trunk chops and wait to pop then 3rd selctions and begin to style.

They tend to be in large patches near water or hwy's. Heaps here mate

[anttal63]

Bendigo broom is well on the way now The saw cut on the base has been delt with even though at the back, all the wire is on ready for more carving b4 styling and repot. Havent really got a pot for this one yet so hoping this weekend at tops there might be one there to suit !!! Anyway heres the tit bits.

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[Jow]

Interesting tree Tony. I will have to keep an eye on it as you grow it over the next few years.

[anttal63]

Interesting tree Tony. I will have to keep an eye on it as you grow it over the next few years.

Gonna be a cracker !!!

[anttal63]

EE from the land of the wild Brumbies...

Three days and Three nights on horse back with stallion's at hand. We crossed white rivers, through passes, over hills and mountains. To finally find what we came for. The legend of the English Elms that the Wild Brumbies seek as a delicacy when the grasses get scarce and grazings are few. Here on this open plain, there they were contorted, twisting, hollowed, showing there submission and stuggle to the elements. We knew we had to have these, treasures of art in pots to show is what this was all about.

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