Broom style Cork Elm
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MrWunderful
Omono
First thing I would do is drill out that stump in the middle so some swelling can occur inward. Then I would choose 5-6 branches as main branches and delete all else.
I would then wrap a piece of rubber and a hose clamp around the base of the branches so no more swelling can occur and let the tree grow for a 1-3 years while making sure the nebari is getting developed per the normal deciduous model.
I would then wrap a piece of rubber and a hose clamp around the base of the branches so no more swelling can occur and let the tree grow for a 1-3 years while making sure the nebari is getting developed per the normal deciduous model.
Bonsai_paul
Mame
Thank you for the feedback, So you mean the remaining branches will be facing upwards ?
Paul
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
i would grow it out
IMG_1039 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
then ruthlessly hack it back
pretty sure youve seen these before
20190609_183844 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
20190609_183940 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
on a stump there is no better way.
this is how my zelkova stump will be treated.
IMG_1039 by Bobby Lane, on Flickrthen ruthlessly hack it back
pretty sure youve seen these before
20190609_183844 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr20190609_183940 by Bobby Lane, on Flickron a stump there is no better way.
this is how my zelkova stump will be treated.
Bonsai_paul
Mame
i would grow it out
then ruthlessly hack it back
pretty sure youve seen these before
on a stump there is no better way.
this is how my zelkova stump will be treated.
Bobby, So do not touch anything and let it grow wild? I will be repotting into bigger pot in spring.
Paul
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
yeh, im doin the exact same with my Zelkova, now that i have enough space to let trees grow out properly, i know the method works because i did it myself
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Bonsai_paul
Mame
I do not fancy drilling etc so i may do what you have said @BobbyLane thanks
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
thats the thing, there is two approaches, drilling the hole through the centre will reduce the area becoming overly thick where all the branches meet.
do no drilling out of the core and just leave it be, will mean you may get some thickening where all the branches meet, if youre ok with this thats fine. personally im usually ok with this, but it helps if you have a good, wide base. if you have a rapidly thickening area where all the branches meet and a poor base, it wont look good.
do no drilling out of the core and just leave it be, will mean you may get some thickening where all the branches meet, if youre ok with this thats fine. personally im usually ok with this, but it helps if you have a good, wide base. if you have a rapidly thickening area where all the branches meet and a poor base, it wont look good.
MrWunderful
Omono
Is your intent a natural style broom? Or a formal broom style?
You don’t have to “drill”, but it really helps if you can hollow out the center. And bind the outer perimeter of the chop. If you don’t, you WILL get a swelling around the top edge of the chop. And it WONT ever look right. And once that swelling occurs, you can’t fix it.
The only way is to prevent it, by wrapping early in the development stage. The tree WILL swell, there’s no way to prevent it. The key is to direct the swelling appropriately. By hollowing out the Interior hardwood of the chop site, you give the tree a place for it to swell that’s actually going to help heal over the chop!
t_fareal
Sapling
What causes the swelling to occur in the first place?
Callous tissue that forms to cover over the cut. It’s fast growing tissue. The tree doesn’t know exactly where the heartwood is that it needs to cover over before it begins to rot, so the callous tissue, once it gets started, swells in all directions. We do t want it to make a bulge, so that’s why binding the outer perimeter is a good idea.
John P.
Chumono
Nice tree.
Bonsai_paul
Mame
Great responses as usual. Thanks all
Matte91
Shohin
Do you have a update on this one? Im working on a simular project
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
I sold it, but if you search my name with zelkova youll see a thread on it.Do you have a update on this one? Im working on a simular project
Matte91
Shohin
Do you mind giving me a link to the thread? I been through all your threads (i think) and I cant fint it
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
to search you search tree name, author name and tick the topic or title box and a few threads came up
kinda sucks tho when people dont put the tree species in the title, often you wont be able to find their work, happens a lot on here.
kinda sucks tho when people dont put the tree species in the title, often you wont be able to find their work, happens a lot on here.
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