AusBonsai

gday all
i was out in the yard today just looking around at all my tree's and i thought i would check my chinese elm ready for trimming and wire
being 1 month before spring and to my astonishment i noticed all my elms had started to get new leaves already and the on the branches i wanted to wire and trim
bugger
cheers dean

My chinese elm patch at my parents about 70% of them grow all year round im in S.A im sure ive been told that they are semi-deciduous if it aint cold enough they just keep going

im in wollongong and it damn cold here at night but not as cold as canberra but it is the first time in 5 years i had this happen so
i would have to say seasons are changing
cheers dean

mine were about to break this week but the frosts have put a stop to that ! Got my big one repotted today, couple more to go.

Similar story here. The buds on my Chinese Elm broke 3-4 weeks ago. I've also heard they are semi-deciduous which would explain my observations since I've had the tree.

I do enjoy the sight of all that new growth though.

I have several chinese elms and have found that the ones i got round to trimming a few weeks ago are popping hard but the untouched ones are still dormant

I'm in Canberra and some of my non bonsai decid's have started to bud. and it's been bloody cold here overnight for the last week. I guess the trees just don't give a damn! Aussie spirit right there

dragon wrote:im in wollongong and it damn cold here at night but not as cold as canberra but it is the first time in 5 years i had this happen so
i would have to say seasons are changing
cheers dean

Hey Dragon, I am just down the road in Albion Park, nice to know other AB members are locals. My elms have not shed many leaves from last season and one large one I have in the ground has not stopped growing at all. Its confusing the hell out of me as I wanted to lift t to do some root work.

Regards

Steve Warren

Just as a note which you are aware of but nothing like a poke in ribs with a stick
Remember we are in and our seasons are not conventional European ones.

Here is something to blow your mind a little http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/Abori ... lendar.htm

Damian Bee wrote: Here is something to blow your mind a little http://www.atnf.csiro.au/research/Abori ... lendar.htm

I absolutely love the sight of all my trees coming out of dormancy from their sleep. It's very rewarding and joyous indeed.

None of mine have budged yet, but I certainly can see signs of them waking up

gday guys
thanks for all the replies it good to see alot of the growers tree's are going wackey besides mine hahahaha

thanks for all the replies it good to see alot of the growers tree's are going wackey besides mine hahahaha

Not sure how any of that is "wackey"? Chinese elm are one of the first to bud at the end of winter. This is the usual time for them to bud, especially for your area.

very rarely do I repot at the optimum time--- work and available time are the main determinants--anywhere within a few weeks is close enough as long as its not 'too late' the trees move forward and tend to follow my 'plan'--who knows where they would be if I did everything well.

My Acer ginnala's (amur maple) and my acer buergerianum formosanum have already shot leaves.

Some of my tridents and japanese maples have hung on to their leaves all winter!!