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griffo84 wrote:after thinking i did a bad thing at the wrong time of year my elms are better than ever buds all over the place they have alot of vigour which is great,today i will put them out into full sun so they can grow even more....very happy

Is there a file womewhere where all species are listed and when to bare root, when to prune, when to repot etc? I was given a sort of a table from the local bonsai club, but I find it confusing and it doesn't have many of the plants I have.

Glenda

Glenda wrote:

griffo84 wrote:after thinking i did a bad thing at the wrong time of year my elms are better than ever buds all over the place they have alot of vigour which is great,today i will put them out into full sun so they can grow even more....very happy

Is there a file womewhere where all species are listed and when to bare root, when to prune, when to repot etc? I was given a sort of a table from the local bonsai club, but I find it confusing and it doesn't have many of the plants I have.

Glenda

I am trying to do just that with all of my trees
I am building a spreadsheet with all that sort of info and If I ever remember to update it frequently I will get there

I no where near Complete as yet so will not post

ken

What about if you had a tree, in my case an English elm & a juniper that is not growing with much vigor? would you make an exception and bare root now?
With my English elm for eg, I think the cause is the soil, its quite hard packed and water takes longer than other trees for it to soak in, I did intend to repot during early spring but never quite got around to it?
Going by peoples comments, if a tree is already lacking vigor then it would probably fine and maybe beneficial to bare root now?
Cheers Sime

Sime76 wrote:What about if you had a tree, in my case an English elm & a juniper that is not growing with much vigor? would you make an exception and bare root now?
With my English elm for eg, I think the cause is the soil, its quite hard packed and water takes longer than other trees for it to soak in, I did intend to repot during early spring but never quite got around to it?
Going by peoples comments, if a tree is already lacking vigor then it would probably fine and maybe beneficial to bare root now?
Cheers Sime

I would not bare root now on a deciduous tree.
If it was not doing good, I would slip pot to a larger size and just tease out the outside edges of the root ball and then do a weekly (or maybe more often)Soak the pot job to ensure water penetrates the main root mass whil allowing the new roots to populate the new soil

Ken

So when is it best to bare root and root trim an elm?

Glenda wrote:So when is it best to bare root and root trim an elm?

Glenda, the best time would be early spring ,just as the buds are about to burst,,,Craig

Craig wrote:

Glenda wrote:So when is it best to bare root and root trim an elm?

Glenda, the best time would be early spring ,just as the buds are about to burst,,,Craig

Would this apply to zelcovas (Japanese elm) too?

yes, sure would Glenda Craig

Hi.

Well time, is what i am finding out to be the factor here. Being a new person this formant is great, i to have a Chines Elm my only Bonsai. Think i know much more than i did last week about it.

Regards.
Irish.

Craigw60 has given you very good advice here, some are not reading the thread properly,... oh dear.