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"Wouldn't dream of thinking of trunk-chopping, Zelkovas are elegant trees and trunk chopped trees are NEVER."

Never say never. This is an effective technique for this species. Almost all broom shaped zelkova bonsai are from trunk chopped stock. That's the intial treatment that produces the mass of primary branching.

http://www.absbonsai.org/articles/zelkova.html

Trunk chop shohin:
http://www.bonsainl.nl/BPG/BS_A0147.HTM

Natioal Arb. shohin trunk chopped---Japanese gift--5th photo:
http://www.bonsaihunk.us/pic/nat/nat4.html

27-May-2006	#15
rockm bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Oct-2003 Location: Fairfax, Va Country: USA USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 4,561	"Wouldn't dream of thinking of trunk-chopping, Zelkovas are elegant trees and trunk chopped trees are NEVER." Never say never. This is an effective technique for this species. Almost all broom shaped zelkova bonsai are from trunk chopped stock. That's the intial treatment that produces the mass of primary branching. http://www.absbonsai.org/articles/zelkova.html Trunk chop shohin: http://www.bonsainl.nl/BPG/BS_A0147.HTM Natioal Arb. shohin trunk chopped---Japanese gift--5th photo: http://www.bonsaihunk.us/pic/nat/nat4.html