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Old 8-Aug-2005   #1
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Long shoot on an Ulmus
It's in a great place for a new branch. But will such a spindly shoot expand into the rough bark?

I'm afraid that I am going to break it off accidentally because it is so fragile.

What's best way to encourage it to become a branch if it can? Let it grow or prune it back a bit to shelter it and let it ramify?
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Old 8-Aug-2005   #2
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I would say let it grow. Trimming it at this point will do nothing but slow its growth. You cna work on ramification after you get some heft here. Shaping should also wiat until it's a bit thicker and can take the bending a bit more.

However, you can remove growing tips in other places to encourage the tree to push more energy here.

And try not to bump into it

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Andy says let it go:

"When developing branches for elm bonsai you have to first let the main structure grow without pinching and then cut back late in the winter to establish the form."

http://www.bonsaivillage.net/elmPinching.php
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How come every elm I see in a PICTURE has nice smooth bark?

Mine is like a CORK tree. Rough CHUNKS make up the bark.

Incidentally, thanks for the link. Been doing some wrong things it appears.

It''s such a fast grower that I sometimes think of using the lawnmower on it.

This unrelenting 103-108 degree heat for the past 2 weeks has stimulated it even more. Nothing like the pomegranate though. THAT thing put on 4 inches in one day a couple days ago. Like huge long candles. WHACK WHACK WHACK!
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How come every elm I see in a PICTURE has nice smooth bark?

Mine is like a CORK tree. Rough CHUNKS make up the bark.
Kazoo:

Quite possibly, it's the variant known as "cork bark elm."
It got that name for the obvious reason.

It grows and is treated the same as the smooth-barked varieties, but is prized by those who like the chunky bark. Show us some more pix!

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Is that branch originating from the exact same height on the trunk as the larger, existing branch? It's hard to tell from your first photo, but it appears so.

If it is, you might want to let it grow freely this year and next spring thread it back through the trunk in a more optimal location using a thread graft

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Is THIS what a "thread graft" is? Yikes!
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Is THIS what a "thread graft" is? Yikes!


Kazoo -

That's a thread graft.

Here is my trident thread graft that was done earlier in the summer and is still looking good.

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