Chinese Elm

[Pat093]

This is my Chinese Elm which i bought the other day.
15years old
41cm high
32cm wide




Comments Please

Pat

[simonm]

i really like it, it looks quite nice and the ground cover is very good too,

[Pat093]

i fell in love haha, just needs to thicken up and yeah,

[Dumper]

umm

you should remove the weeds that are growing. it's really hard to remove them after some time.

it's like a parasite, it takes all the nutrient from the soil too.

the moss are ok

[Pat093]

oh yeah already done that
thanks anyway, i just forgot to pulll em before i took the photo

you like it?

[walko]

hi pat,
once it thickens up should look good

[Jamie]

gday pat

interesting selection. i wouldnt mind seeing the tree from the side you took the pic of the second shot of the roots (veiw from the side of the last pic of the roots).

how thick is the trunk? it will make a nice tree with some time, you could possibly get a couple of trees from it if you liked if you do want to thicken it up I would move it into a large grow box or in the ground, elms can be notoriously slow to thicken in a pot.

Im not 100% sure this is a chinese elm either mate, judging by the leaf size and colour of the bark i think it is either a zelcova (japanese grey bark elm) or possibly a siberian elm, the other option it could possibly be is a dwarf english elm but i dont think that is the case, either siberian or zelcova would be what i reckon

a close up of the leaves could help

jamie

[Guy]

I don't know whether this would be best to take left branch or that trunk out at the threeway---or remove the lower left two branches--are those left lower two branches likely to shoot?---first I'd remove all undergrowth(save it if possible)then tidy up the roots by moving or removing all crossovers--I see a possible open very elegant tree.

[Matt Jermy]

@ Jamie... interesting what u say about it being another type of Elm .. I have one that has a very similar trunk texture...
...though when I was sold it , I had asked if they had any 'corky-bark' elms and was given this one...
I did ask a few times if she was sure it was corky-bark and there was a lot of nodding..
however, I have had this filling out in a pot for 2yrs now , and am unsure of it being corky-bark...
I was under the impression it is a chinese-elm .... but what variety I am even now more unsure of ...

Sorry about the dark photo - but is all a torch and my tiny dig.cam could muster ...

[Pat093]

thanks guys, info is great.
cause im not a great bonsai dude haha, im gunna take it to a bonsai meeting and ask for some help to work on it.
i have high hopes for this one, and i may put it into the ground but not sure just yet, i love having it in the pot.
heres more pics Jamie. havent got more root close ups, i'll get some more later.
Right side

Left Side

Back

[Matt Jermy]

..sorry - here are photos i meant to attach ...

[Pat093]

nice i like it.
how old?

[Matt Jermy]

Hi Pat...
These are the two elms in the photos .. about a year ago.
One is a 'parent' tree for 4 cuttings ive taken from it, and as it was a little 'disfigured' im letting it grow out a bit.. it does need a haircut!!
The other is a cuuting only just over 2yrs old- it shot up soooo quick, prolly 50% more than the other 3 ive taken... it should make a nice formal upright
I've found them great to work with .. grow fast, hardy, form great nebari, take well.... I use combo worm juice, osmocote and seasol.. mostly worm juice
I think what you said about taking them to a class//club is a great idea, I am new (ish) to bonsai too (6yrs) and have//will benefit from them.
Its nice too to think about how you want to approach the tree//s too, and over time foster your own 'style' - its something i love about Aussie bonsai - diversity!

[Matt Jermy]

hi,
prolly a better photo of the 'upright' cutting - about a yr ago...

[Pat093]

their awesome, that parent tree, i really like it.
i think the next one i will get will be a really nice maple i have two already but i want a nice advanced one,

keep me posted on ya progress