Hey everyone, firstly just like to say well done on a really nice friendly forum, and on the masterpiece trees that ive seen in the galleries!
AFter being interested in bonsai since i went to chelsey flower show in london as a kid, i finally got around to getting one as a present.
I believe its a chineese elm, ive had it for around a month.
At first there was no noticable change, but recently it has started growing really fast, ( maybe as its just turned spring here in the uk)
Ive kept it indoors most of the time by my window which is normally open, and on real sunny days ive put it in the garden to get some real sunlight. ( no direct sunlight comes through the window)
I've been trimming it a little bit to remove the new growth that was really big, but im not sure what to do with it.
Ive take some pictures, as you can hopefully tell there are a few things that are worrying me..
1) some of the leaves have gone part yellow, kinda scortched. i think this could have been because of the heat from being indoor? should i remove these leaves?
2) there has been lots of growth over hte past week, and i can see lots of small green parts on the branches where it looks like more leaves are going to come out, should it be growing this much this fast? does it mean that its not trainned correctly?
3) the leaves on the new growth are allot bigger than the older leaves, sometimes twice as big, is this also due to mis trainning?
4) the trunk ends abruptly at the top, as if its been cut of dead. as trees in nature dont normally look like this, is it possible to start it growing again? or perhaps fork it off?
Here are the pictures:
I hope they are ok and that i can get some advice on what route to take to making a superb bonsai, im really looking forward to developing it properly over time as my knowledge increases!
Many thanks inadvance to everyone that replies
Gentio