Tiny Contorted Elm

bonsaial1

This small elm was started as a root cutting three years ago. It has seen its first bonsai pot.

Contorted Elm
Height: 5 inches
Pot: Japan 3x2x.5

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Adam

Gorgeous lil tree Al. I have a catilin contorted elm coming from Evergreen Gardenworks this spring. Could you give me any advice on what they do and dont like. Any knowledge offered would be greatly apprciated.

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bonsaial1

I haven't experienced any thing this species won't take except hard pruning. They do lose all their leaves unlike Chinese elms in temperate climates. They respond well to pruning but do not like to be cut back too close. I like to leave two pairs of leaves rather than just one pair. I have seen them dry up and wither when cut back too hard. Sort of like Hokkaido and Seiju. Other than that they are great plants.

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jhill

Hi Al,
Are you letting the wire cut in purposely?

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weeijk

Hi Al,

As always you bring up some nice trees on to BT, this tiny elm looks promissing, but I have a question for you. There seem to be a reverse taper halfway up its little trunk, or does it look that way cause of the wiring?

As always I really like the photo you've taken of this tiny elm, very good.

Keep us posted when this guy buds out, will ya.

Kind regards, Wessel

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moloko

I notice the wire cut in too. Nice looking tree except for that.

anttal63

nice little tree al but where's the taper

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eeiko321

heya, what do u mean by from the roots?

i recently had my ficus cut down..........and the gardener said that if i planted the twigs............it can grow roots and become a small tree,...

is this true? and is that what you did?

criminalhate

http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublicati...52/pnw0152.html Has alot of good information on cuttings you might want to check out. It's not aimed at bonsia but you can use the knowledge to help get some trees.


edit: this link has some info on other types of cuttings
http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/tre...s-and-trees.htm