AusBonsai

From the original stock, this shows great vision
There is a lot of character in this now squat tree. Will look forward to seeing this in a few more seasons. Are the two left side branches or smaller trunks?

jezz_39 wrote:Are the two left side branches or smaller trunks?

Thanks for the nice comments guys, It will go into a smaller container this year i think which should make it pop a little more.

The left growth comes from the trunk (which is now the raft section) so i suppose if the central growth is a trunk then they are trunks themselves, although i am growing them more like branches.... A difficult question to answer with a clump style.

Very imaginative, and maturing well. Are you getting roots along the trunk? Have you done anything to encourage them?

Gavin

GavinG wrote:Very imaginative, and maturing well. Are you getting roots along the trunk? Have you done anything to encourage them?

Gavin

Hi Gavin,

There were a few roots along the trunk at a couple of locations last re-potting. I have removed some bark in a couple of sections to help this process but it was not forming by any means a solid mat around the surface of the soil. I think it will be a slow process to get the roots to where i want them. Slow and steady i guess.

Joe

Hi Joe,
Have you tried a bit of rooting gel to encourage the roots to come out. Maybe at the next repot if nothing much has happened
Cheers Rod

Different ,works for me,as they say we are only limited by our own imagination,well done Jow.
Anthony

Lovely progression Joe
Out of the box and a route that very few would have attempted or thought of

Ken

Thanks again for the kind comments. For a species that grows so vigorously it does do a lot of that growing in the wrong places, which is in turn is removed, slowing the ramification process down. That said is is improving with each passing season.

I haven't use rooting hormone yet as i expected elms to root much more easily than they have. I guess i will see if there has been any improvements this season as last root work i did i removed a number of larger roots from the original root ball which may have stimulated more rooting.

Joe.