Chinese Elm trunk taper

[alpineart]

This has been on the mind from the day I purchased these tree's after seeing a topic on a forum many years ago . While layers and root cuttings were taken first , Waste nothing I believe the bases were worked on before planting out into the ground . The trunks are on the move so its time to get stuck into them . While they had very little taper and movement from ground level i have utilized the large bases by removing large roots and slicing a wedge out of the trunks has created good movement and taper.

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Mark the trunk , cut with a power saw , finish with a hand saw , remove the wedge , drill pilot holes and countersink ,apply gorilla glue as directions , insert stainless screws , plant back into ground , even the wedges were driven into the soil . Now wait and see these spring into life over the next few weeks . Now to stop playing around and get back into some serious planting ,

Cheers Alpineart

[melbrackstone]

Crikey!

[Pearcy001]

This is great! I sure hope it works. Have you had success with this method before? Looking forward to the update.

Cheers,
Pearcy.

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[anthonyW]

Clever boy,with Pearcy on the positives.

cheers Anthony

[Ryceman3]

No way!!!
That's awesome - look forward to seeing how they turn out...

[alpineart]

Hi guys and gals , this is the first time I have tried this particular method , no reason why it wont be a success . Trunks fuse together in many different situations in nature . I have seen this done before but never seen an update on the method . With such a large root mass and the vigor of the Chinese Elm it will certainly grow .

I have fused many types of plants over the years Pines , Junipers , Maples , Hornbeams , olives etc , however this approach was only used on an olive . The smaller trunk has a 120mm base 300mm high , the larger trunk has a 150mm base and 400mm high , either way they will continue to grow . I have 3 other trunks to play with so i will consider the best approach for them as they are removed .

Cheers . Alpine

[Ryceman3]

I agree Chinese Elm is a perfect candidate for this. Look forward to seeing the results.

[kcpoole]

Nice work Alpine and I am sure it will fuse well.
I have see the results of this being done before in person and the results are excellent

Ken

[alpineart]

Hi Ryceman3 , These elms are like noxious weeds so they handle the tuff stuff .Will do a few updates as they progress .

Hi kc , I have no doubts they will work , it would be good to see some results .

Cheers Guys . Alpine

[alpineart]

I decided to finish the job on the Elms ,

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1 trunk was completely severed but it will still grow and fuse , the largest trunk has a potential base of 180mm plus .

Cheers . Alpineart

[peterb]

Hey Alpineart
You're a very inspirational man, always enjoy seeing what you'll come up with next . Don't stop

[alpineart]

Hi peterb, been lacking inspiration and motivation with bonsai over the last few months , life on lifes terms just got in the way . Like these I hope to start to sprout the interest again as things around here are very neglected .

Cheers . Alpine

[peterb]

Hi Alpineart
Have to agree with you, life seems to get in the way of bonsai
cheers
peterb