Hillier Elms Inside Now?

doody

I was thinking of bringing my hillier elms inside now, in order to give them a head start on the growing season. They are currently outside under my picnic table, which is covered with a tarp. The pots also are buried in mulch. I live in Ohio which is zone 5.
And we only have like two more months of winter.
Anyone see a problem with this.
Also, can I repot them if I bring them in?

By the way, I just got a part time summer job at a local nursery. That means cheep trees!!

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agraham

will you be able to provide enough light when you bring them in?

bmor

doody, do you have a couple pics/info. about the j. hillier elms you're referring to? i think i have a very small one and am interested in any real experiences with them especially since your'e only a zone away.
thanx if you can.

doody

No, I don't have any pics, but they can be found if you do a search. I purchased mine from evergreen garden works. You might want to check there. I have had mine for less than 1yr and have'nt done too much to them besides let em grow. Frome what I here you can treat them as you do chinese elms.

I'm getting lots of light durring the day through my windows. At least my two serrissa's and my ficus think so. Maybe I'll just bring one in now as an experiment. What do ya'll think?

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IsomJ1

JH Elms are much more winter hardy than Chinese Elm. However, I was told that otherwise, they are very similar - i.e. bud back very well, grow pretty fast, ....Since they are "full sun" capable, however, I don't know how well they would do inside - except maybe in a greenhouse with a lot of good ambient light. In a window or other inside environment, I expect you would need a lot of supplemental light or else your going to get realy long internodes and larger than normal leaves - I would wait at least another month or so. Mine is on an unheated sun porch.

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Walter_Pall

This is my Hilliari elm. It was made out of an old stock plant.
It is a garden variety of European field elm. I treat it like I do trident maples, Japanese maples, beeches, hornbeams. They are hardy but need winter protection.
One peculiarity of this variety is that they break if you mention their name. But another pecualiarity is that they are the most backbudding tree ever. As long as the roots are healthy they will throw hundreds of buds at you when you cut something off.
This is an OUTDOOR tree! It must have cold to freeze in winter for several weeks. It must stand outside in full sun or semi-shade all summer long.
In a coming issue of 'International Bonsai' this tree will be featured and I will write a long article about taking care of European field elms.

best regards
Walter Pall

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Walter, THAT is a wonderful bonsai!

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IsomJ1

Walter- that is probably the most awesome Elm I have seen! What are the dimensions? How long have you been working on it?

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Walter_Pall

Jeff,

It is 60 cm high, 24 inches, about 50 years old. Used to be the only cutting beyond the iron curtain. Every single Hilliari elm from Czechia to Wladiwostok came form it. It was the mother plant which was discarded about 15 years ago. I got it from a Czech bonsai artist, Vaclav Nowak. He saw the elm last spring at the Gingko exhibit and said with a grin and a heavy Czech accent: 'have I made a mistake?!'
This is what it looked like in 1993.

best regards
Walter Pall
http://walter-pall.de

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