I am a little puzzled about defoliating an Elm.
First off the only Elms I have ever had the leaves are quite small.
I have kept Elms indoors, but found that they were not happy, since the time spent outdoors gathering strength seemed to ebb when they were brought indoors in the Fall.
Conversely, by allowing the elm a dormancy period, the tree explodes with new growth and the pinching is constant.
