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Zelkova Forest

Here is a zelkova forest put together for me at one of our club meetings...

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18-Nov-2002	#2
ROBOKU bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Oct-2002 Location: MELB Country: AUSTRALIA Posts: 1,183	Here it is today....Just wondering..ive let it go without trimming it to get thicker branches and more choise of branches ..should i trim now or wait till winter

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18-Nov-2002	#4
DavidN bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Oct-2002 Location: Melbourne Country: Australia USDA Zone: 9-10 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 3,341	Rob I still think you need to trim now. The trees are healthy enough. Zelkovas have a tendancy to lose branches very easily and the way to stop that is to trim them up. David

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GaryS bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Mar-2002 Location: Wisconsin Country: USA USDA Zone: 4a AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 729	Trim and shape it. Then remove any buds on the trunks that sprout where you don't want them in 2 weeks. Then pinch the tips of the new growth as needed. __________________ GaryS

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ROBOKU bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Oct-2002 Location: MELB Country: AUSTRALIA Posts: 1,183	Thanks dave ,gary I just was not sure because ive seen in some books that they don't trim for 2 years! after a major cut back...

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DavidN bonsaiTALK ArchMaster Join Date: Oct-2002 Location: Melbourne Country: Australia USDA Zone: 9-10 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 3,341	Woooooow 2 years without trimming. I'm shocked. I guess it all comes down to the health of the tree. And yours look damn healthy to me. David

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ROBOKU bonsaiTALK Master Chief Join Date: Oct-2002 Location: MELB Country: AUSTRALIA Posts: 1,183	I think it has somthing to do with branch thickness and branch selectoin....

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