AusBonsai

With the removal of my large Chinese elm - a tree that I removed in spring - my whole garden ecosystem has changed to a sunnier and hotter disposition. Good for some native bonsai - not good for my Japanese elm forests and other less sun tolerant plants.

Still ... the Chinese elm is dying hard ... throwing roots suckers at random. I’ve had good success with English elm clumps in the past ... may as well try these.

We’ll see if they survive and re-sprout in Spring.





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If they have any roots at all I should think they will survive, absolute weed of a tree Chinese Elm!

Sorry to hear the change has been tough on the exotics but nice that the natives have picked up

Ditto to what Tim said

You have a lifetime supply of Chinese Elm suckers there Mark, they'll just keep popping up!

I use a temporary shade cover for summer, it's just an Amart frame with a shade cloth cover. I put it up for a couple of months, and then take it down again when the day length shortens a little. You'd probably only need some sort of cover for 6 - 8 weeks tops, but it does make a difference to both the plants and the comfort in the living area. I use bags of zeolite wired to one side of the frame to hold it down when it's windy, the other side is tied to the fence.