AusBonsai

HI all

Just wandering if anyone would like to share their zelkova bonsai photos

Will be interesting to see what others do with their zelkova.

Reason being. Zelkova is a tree that grows in a broom style naturally and i know that in bonsai zelkova is a tree that usually is train as a broom style. just interested to c what others may do on zelkova as a bonsai (broom style or not)

Cheers
John

Hi John, this tree hasn't really been worked yet, but its a Zelkova ,the small tree is a cutting and there are more scattered around the edges:D Craig

Hi Craig.

thanks for sharing.
dont have to be a finish tree just interesting to c what people do with their zelkovas

what are u planning for your zelkova?

I have no plans for it at the moment Craig

So no-one else has a Zelkova to show?? surely there are more out there Craig

Hi Guys here is a couple of trainers come stock tree , whilst building ramification on the upper section the lowers are in training as well .Both apexes will be layered off for well ramified trainers .Desperately in need of some wiring but after a get off on a motor bike yesterday im not real handy .Cheers Alpine

Here are a couple of mine.
The larger one was left over from some stock I bought to sell but decided I liked the trunk. It has had some rough sculpting to the trunk this year and is buried deep in the pot for root work.
Just letting it grow wild this year and next year I will refine the carving in the hope it will heal over and chop the branches back hard to let it grow wild agian. Don't see it very often but I am looking for an informal upright trunk with a broom silhouette.
The smaller one is a $3 Ray Nesci starter from a couple of years ago "I just want a little one" for Danica

Nice, cheers guys, keep em coming Craig

yeah share your zelkova. come on! lol

i like how all the zelkova look. thanks for sharing

I have two zelkova, I think they are the biggest collected in aus. I posted photo's somewhere at some point.

i will post my zelkova tonight. will have to take photos of then first

john

These are all gunnas, I'm still developing trunks. Zelkova grow and clip very well. If you let them get enough length they thicken quickly.

I can't do a broom style to save my life. I can't show the other one, it's so overgrown at the moment, but it's 10cms across the low trunk, 60cms high, some movement in the trunk.
All grown from cuttings.
Elms with muscles.

Gavin

Here is one of my Zelkova's. A few years ago I dug about 10 out of a local garden, kept a few a gave the others away. This one was first potted this year (August) and has been going along just fine.
The first photo shows the tree in the pot, but the second ones shows my now preferred front with the new sacrifice branch that will help form the new apex. As always, a work in progress.