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5-Sep-2007
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
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Chinese Elm Questions
Hello,
I am new to bonsai and have puchased a couple starter trees and one of them is a chinese elm. After reading the forums I see that many people say they can be kept indoors or out. I am planning on getting lights this winter for some tropical plants I have and am wondering what you all think should I leave outside or bring indoors I am zone 3-4 so I am kinda worried about it being to cold. I do have a srceen porch I will be putting plastic around but not sure how warm it will stay. One reason i am worried is that I repotted into a training pot and it is exposed root, I also pruned a bit on the roots and branches(I think i jumped the gun on that). It already seems to be having some trouble, leaves turning yellow and not very strong, I believe that is from burnt leaves and lack of water, which I am in the process of trying to fix. Anyone from MN and know of any good places to get good trees and supplies? Anyhelp would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
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5-Sep-2007
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Well I dont have any idea what season your in but when you do the exposed root style the tree should be very healthy and established first. So fill those exposed root up with soil keep the tree well watered but not soggy. Id add some superthrive just incase you think the tree is in too much strees. Eitherway chinese elm are greatly vigorous and strong. Im kinda worried about the yellowing leaves. Is it winter or did you just lose leaves in the wrong season? Id scratch the bark to make sure its still alive.
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6-Sep-2007
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Oops! didnt realize it was the dying bonsai(because hopefully its not dying!) forum, but anyways. it is fall right now but its Minnesota so anything can happen it was 90 today and could be 50 tomorrow. I think its lost some leaves because when i got it it was in a broken plastic pot and I couldnt repot or water for a couple days and it was moved from a greenhouse to my basement now to my porch it is probably under a bit of stress. Or it may be from leaves burning because its not all of them. I have been misting it the last few days quite a bit especially the roots. I will try superthrive guess thats a good idea as I already have some!
Thanks for the info. Nix |
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5-Oct-2007
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bonsaiTALK Artisan
Join Date: Aug-2007
Location: Oxford, Nova Scotia
Country: Canada
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If you did a bit of root pruning, then I would guess that your plant is just shedding some of the leaves so that the decreased root mass can support the remainder. Just make sure that your soil stays just moist (not wet) and that for a couple weeks you keep it out of direct sun while it adjusts and then you can move it back into whatever really sunny spot you have and it should be ok.
I am one of those folks who has successfully grown chinese elm indoors. The main thing is as much light as you can provide and keep the soil evenly moist, and don't set it over a heat register. I grew mine in a north/west facing window on the sill and did not turn that heat register on. I was living in the lower mainland of British Columbia Canada where our winters are almost exclusively grey rainy days, and my plants continued to grow, although slower. Now I am living in Nova Scotia where there are more sunny days, and my plants will be on a south window sill, so we shall see how it goes. The only problem I will be facing in this house is that there is only one heat register in the room and guess where it is? Gotta work this one out somehow. Anyway, good luck with your elm and just give it time to adjust. |
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