Chinese elm 20yrs in the ground :D

Olivecrazy · Post by **Olivecrazy** » July 14th, 2013, 6:00 pm

Collected this elm today

cant wait to train this one it just wants to be a bonsai

18cm base 46cm high im thinking a tree about 60cm when complete pictures below any virts are welcome

Andrew F · Post by **Andrew F** » July 14th, 2013, 6:44 pm

Great trunk O.C, ill have a crack at a virt once it pushes new growth

Keep us updated.

shibui · Post by **shibui** » July 14th, 2013, 9:08 pm

Very nice trunk OC. Should make a very elegant bonsai.
Is it perspective in the pics or could your measurements be a bit out? 46 cm tall = around 2.5x 18cm base but the tree looks much taller than that???

Olivecrazy · Post by **Olivecrazy** » July 14th, 2013, 10:19 pm

Theres abit more under ground level it flares out a little mainly to the right, i all ways plant a little deeper when collecting below are some pictures of the roots

kuregtr · Post by **kuregtr** » July 14th, 2013, 10:22 pm

wow looks really good.

MoGanic · Post by **MoGanic** » July 14th, 2013, 11:20 pm

Love the trunk mate excellent work.

As for the roots, youd be best to do a ground layer to get proportionally thin roots to the trunk (current ones are too thick in my opinion).

Look forward to seeing this one develop.

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » July 15th, 2013, 9:46 pm

Sorry Mo, have to disagree with you. Those roots look fantastic, although probably a few more are needed around the back, but that can be sorted later after the tree has regained it's strength and is growing well again.

Ya can never have roots that are too thick. Tangled maybe, but never to thick.

That is going to be a prize Elm OC.

Olivecrazy · Post by **Olivecrazy** » September 10th, 2013, 7:35 pm

This tree is shooting like crazy im all ready thinking about wiring as i wire my trees very early

plan to atleast tip the strong shoots that are in the wrong place to push the ones that good

Below are some pictures

Naimul · Post by **Naimul** » September 10th, 2013, 7:44 pm

the red coloured new growth looks nice, and a fantastic trunk too

Beano · Post by **Beano** » September 10th, 2013, 8:25 pm

Why did you cut the trunk like that? Newb question...
Does it heal better?

Andrew F · Post by **Andrew F** » September 10th, 2013, 10:08 pm

Great work OC that trunk line is desirable, and its put on the exact amount of growth as the one you sent me as well haha.

KUTGW.

Olivecrazy · Post by **Olivecrazy** » September 10th, 2013, 11:30 pm

Beano wrote:Why did you cut the trunk like that? Newb question...
Does it heal better?

shh it was abit of a mistake

but will work with it ive got a back branch right there so should heal over ok if not ill hollow it out a little

Beano · Post by **Beano** » September 11th, 2013, 11:41 am

Olivecrazy wrote:
Beano wrote:Why did you cut the trunk like that? Newb question...
Does it heal better?
shh it was abit of a mistake but will work with it ive got a back branch right there so should heal over ok if not ill hollow it out a little

Lol! Sorry! I just got a dremel so I've been using it to saw, it's got a bit of spring back so often my chops aren't as nice as I'd imagined they were going to be, ha! I guess I'm lucky I haven't lost any fingers yet

GavinG · Post by **GavinG** » September 11th, 2013, 5:35 pm

Great trunk. Maybe consider knocking off the shoots you won't need, to concentrate growth where you want it? Particularly the three at the back - they make big lumps. I can show you plenty on mine...

Gavin

Olivecrazy · Post by **Olivecrazy** » September 15th, 2013, 6:36 pm

Wired this tree today

just have to be carefully with realy young shoots but it can be done ive done all my chinese elms an they respond very well

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