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Its tough to say, even with the tree in front of me. My best (and rather poorly educated) guess is that you are referring to the exposed roots on the surface that look like they were grafted in place, but wrap around the base of the trunk rather than spread radially from it. With that much contact surface area, I'm sure a graft would have been easy, but not very aesthetically pleasing.

I would also like to know what the experts think can be done to "fix" the base of the trunk. This tree is challenging me, but I'm looking forward to it's coming-of-age with an optimism.

2-Jan-2002	#4
jstpierre bonsaiTALK Neophyte Join Date: Nov-2001 Posts: 8	Re: chinese elm needs work Its tough to say, even with the tree in front of me. My best (and rather poorly educated) guess is that you are referring to the exposed roots on the surface that look like they were grafted in place, but wrap around the base of the trunk rather than spread radially from it. With that much contact surface area, I'm sure a graft would have been easy, but not very aesthetically pleasing. I would also like to know what the experts think can be done to "fix" the base of the trunk. This tree is challenging me, but I'm looking forward to it's coming-of-age with an optimism.