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Old 6-Sep-2002   #1
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A Couple Of Chinese Elms- Seven Yrs. Later
I purchased this ch. elm back in 1995 at a bonsai convention here in Dallas. I believe it was my first ch. elm
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This is the most recent picture after seven yrs work.
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This would be my second ch. elm purchased at the same convention. It was planted over a rock and standing straight up.
I'm not even sure why I bought this tree because at the time it didn't have too much going for it. The next pic will show how i completely redid the style.
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Filled in really well. Is that the same tree as in you profile?
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This picture was a few weeks ago and shows the restyling I did on it beginning a year after purchase.
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Doody,
It looks like you beat me before I could post the last picture.
Your fast dude.
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Those are some pretty amazing changes! I particularly like the second one with this leaning and sinuous motion going on. Thanks for posting.
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Really nice chinese elm.
You made some great changes especially on that second one.

It's seem's like the trunk as develop more itself then the first one.
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Thomas, you're the chinese elm king!

I've passed up on lots of similar stock material, perhaps I will think again now after seeing what can be done with them.

I have my own little chinese elm collection coming along, hopefully I will have some of the quality of yours eventually...

Can I ask a question about the second tree, how did you get the rock in the roots? Were the roots trained over the rock or is it just kind of wedged in there? As you may have seen elsewhere I have at least one chinese elm with root problems. The solution you've gone for may work for me too.

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Wow!

Thomas, thanks for posting these! I just love seeing pictures where someone starts with nice but by no means spectacular stock and then creates something absolutely gorgeous in under a decade. Every time I read a thread like this it gives me a renewed boost of patience and renewed burst of enthusiasm for the future of the young trees in my yard.

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