Chuhin Broom Elm

Late for spring work. This should have been my second edit - not my first. I'll probably get in one more this season, but I lost at least one push waiting this long. Oh well - life gets in the way sometime. But if you want faster development, work as soon as the growth hardens off. Shoots are easier to bend and you'll maximize the number of growths you'll get to work with in the growing season.

Here it is on July 29.

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Tons of growth. Also, root ball is solid. Note to self - repot this winter.

Scott
 
Why do you pull the first sets of leaves off, on the extending shoots?
I've an elm that's currently in a similar situation, 2 large branches that I'm letting grow out, wondering if I should be doing the same..
 
ConorDash said:
Why do you pull the first sets of leaves off, on the extending shoots?
I've an elm that's currently in a similar situation, 2 large branches that I'm letting grow out, wondering if I should be doing the same..
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Hi Conor. The goal of removing leaves is to let light and air into the interior. When you remove the growing tip, auxin levels drop in the branch allowing back budding to happen. When these buds emerge in the interior, it's important to keep them healthy. By removing the old leaves on the extending shoots we give the the light that they need. This is a technique for broadleaf trees in development.

Scott
 
markyscott said:
With spring growth in full swing in Houston, I'm in the busiest time of the year. Trees in development are fertilized heavily - solid fertilizer on top and liquid fertilizer every weekend. Trees are pushing huge growth - it seems like they change every time I look away for a minute. That means wiring and branch selection every weekend. The more I learn about bonsai and the more my trees develop, the more I realize that I can't keep so many of these darn things. I work on them continuously in springtime.

Here's one I thought I'd share - I wanted to highlight this project because it's fun and can be done with easily accessible and affordable material for everyone. This tree started out as a 10 gallon nursery tree I bought at 75% off in the fall of 2012 (sorry - no pictures back then). But we've all seen them - stick straight trunk with no taper and no lower branching and about 8-10' tall. We would all walk past these things. But broom is one style that lends itself to this kind of material. And it was cheap. So I thought I'd give it a try.
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@markyscott what is your choice for liquid fertilizer ?
 
markyscott said:
Hello MrBeto. I use Microlife in the little plastic cups and fish emulsion weekly.

Scott
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I checked the website, and there's many kinds of. Would you specify which one ? Right now I started using the sumo cakes. I also have the bonsai pro 7-9-5 liquid.
 
MrBeto said:
I checked the website, and there's many kinds of. Would you specify which one ? Right now I started using the sumo cakes. I also have the bonsai pro 7-9-5 liquid.
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The granular 6-2-4 or 8-4-6 is what I use in the cups. You can get it at Quality Feed. And run-of-the-mill fish emulsion like what you get at the box stores. I think that Quality Feed has that too.

Scott
 
Gently scrape the bark away on the top and one side of the seedlings, then push in a toothpick to force the seedling roots against the side of the hole.

After several thread grafts, then back in the pot.

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Scott
 
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