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Ulmus procera..Now i am just having fun.
Posted: June 1st, 2012, 1:34 pm
by bodhidharma
I have been working on this little bloke for nearly as long as the big guy but have been letting it grow and cutting it back to get large branch stubs as per Colin lewis's book.."Bonsai, its art and design". The whole idea of having these two trees is, when they are ready, to display them together as a big and small of the same species and what can be done portrait. The funny thing is that the small Elm is lagging behind the large one a very long way. So this year year i will put the tiny one into a grow box and see if i can hurry the procedure along. anyway, just a crazy old guys idea of having fun

Both trees are completely hollow by the way and the similarity's are remarkable.
Re: Ulmus procera..Now i am just having fun.
Posted: June 1st, 2012, 2:54 pm
by Andrew F
Re: Ulmus procera..Now i am just having fun.
Posted: June 1st, 2012, 3:01 pm
by anttal63
Nice Bodhi !!!

Re: Ulmus procera..Now i am just having fun.
Posted: June 1st, 2012, 4:48 pm
by Brad75
Hi Bodhidarma,
Where does a person get material like that?
Cheers,
Brad75.
Re: Ulmus procera..Now i am just having fun.
Posted: June 1st, 2012, 7:48 pm
by Andrew Legg
The similarity is uncanny!!!

Re: Ulmus procera..Now i am just having fun.
Posted: June 1st, 2012, 8:10 pm
by Craig

Cracker mate, the other day i was thinking about "mini me" bonsai trees, you have one, good work
Re: Ulmus procera..Now i am just having fun.
Posted: June 1st, 2012, 8:24 pm
by Andrew F
Craig wrote:
Cracker mate, the other day i was thinking about "mini me" bonsai trees, you have one, good work
Ohhh Inspiration brewing. Thought occurred [bad news] to style this cutting very much in the same way bodhi has, to mimic the parent plant:
The cutting:
I hope you see Imitation as a form of flattery guys

Re: Ulmus procera..Now i am just having fun.
Posted: June 3rd, 2012, 7:39 pm
by bodhidharma
anttal63 wrote:Nice Bodhi !!
Thanks man
Brad75 wrote:Where does a person get material like that?
From me
Andrew Legg wrote:The similarity is uncanny!!
Yes, they will be a great big/little display one day. Collected from the same paddock.
Craig wrote: Cracker mate, the other day i was thinking about "mini me" bonsai trees, you have one, good work
Love the "Mini me" reference.
VelvetSicklid wrote:
I hope you see Imitation as a form of flattery guys
Sure do V.S
Re: Ulmus procera..Now i am just having fun.
Posted: June 3rd, 2012, 7:47 pm
by Tony Bebb
Re: Ulmus procera..Now i am just having fun.
Posted: June 3rd, 2012, 7:50 pm
by vgarth
Fantastic.
Re: Ulmus procera..Now i am just having fun.
Posted: April 27th, 2013, 8:52 am
by Meagi
Good morning Bodhi
Would you happen to have an update on these to magnificent trees ... in their autumn colors
P.S im starting to miss my little shohin EE tree .....
Cheers