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The bottom branches will still grow, but you'll need to get light to them. There are ways to encourage growth in certain areas, like defoliating the parts you DON'T want to grow. Some selective pruning may also help to make the lower branches sprout new growth.

I'll leave more specific answers to the experts though. It will be recommended that you don't do anything for a while, except keep it alive.

Welcome to the Bonsai world! And, nice elm. That's one of the better-looking "first tree" elms I've seen.

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