Elm, no lead drop UK

[Driver170]

I have an elm and the person i got it from in the sunmer says its an English Elm. I think?

The reason i’m posting is, the leafs are still on my elm and it’s nearly December. Do elms keep there leafs throughout the winter?

 

[Victorim]

Probably will soon. We've had a super mild autumn. Have a few things that are still leafed which should be bare by now.

 

[Bonsai Nut]

I have an elm and the person i got it from in the sunmer says its an English Elm. I think?

The reason i’m posting is, the leafs are still on my elm and it’s nearly December. Do elms keep there leafs throughout the winter?

I have a variegated leaf English elm. It has mostly dropped its leaves by now... while most of my Chinese elms still have them!

 

[cbroad]

My Chinese elms are definitely the last to drop, some are just starting to change colors while the majority of my trees are leafless.

 

[CamdenJim]

My Chinese elms are definitely the last to drop, some are just starting to change colors while the majority of my trees are leafless.

Same here. In fact, my large Chinese elm is showing some color this morning for the first time this fall.

 

[dirk hoorelbeke]

It's cold enough for the leaves to drop. Do you have a photo? Most probably chinese elm. They are not smart enough to prepare for winter. Protect them a bit, some do cope with frost and drop there leaves, others will drop some branches. I often remove leaves and prune the structure somewhere in december. Ulmus procera (English elm) has larger leaves but grows great for bonsai and has nice bark. Ulmus minor is slower and less backbudding imho.

 

[Vindeezy]

One of my Chinese elms still hasn’t dropped all its leaves yet zone 5 but it’s starting to

 

[Fonz]

Glad to hear my Chinese Elm is acting like it should then

 

[M. Frary]

There's leaves on all of my elms still. They're brown and crispy. As long as the tree has set buds for next spring it doesn't matter if they fall off.

 

[AlainK]

the person i got it from in the sunmer says its an English Elm

Without photos, it's hard to say what species of elm it is...

 

[bobbywett]

My Chinese Elm Trees (ulmus parvifolia) are showing no signs of dropping their leaves or color change. I live in South Central PA and by this time last year all of the leaves on these very same trees were almost gone by late November. In fact, they were already put away in the shed for the winter.

 

[AlainK]

My Chinese Elm Trees (ulmus parvifolia) are showing no signs of dropping their leaves or color change.

Mine do: I keep them outside all year long (and whe had some snow tonight).

 

[just.wing.it]

One of mine just started dropping leaves. The other is still green....maybe getting close though.

 

[Driver170]

Here is my elm guys

 

[Victorim]

Here is my elm guys

That's Chinese Elm pal.

 

[clive bennett]

English and chinese Elms still in leaf in my garden just turning yellow

 

[milehigh_7]

@Smoke, my memory is foggy, didn't you say something on here (it's been several years ago I think) about snipping off the leaves that won't fall?

 

[dirk hoorelbeke]

My chinese elm (as this one) is still in leaf now to. Will be cutting leaf and branches in a few weeks.

 

[Ryan H]

@Smoke, my memory is foggy, didn't you say something on here (it's been several years ago I think) about snipping off the leaves that won't fall?

We always have the defoliating debate at the Phoenix bonsai club. I think the best answer I have heard is fully defoliate every other year or every three years. If the brown I will pull them. If it’s not a fully defoliating year I will still remove damaged and ugly leaves

 

[Smoke]

I take the leaves off in winter because I have super hard water and the leaves actually get white lime deposits on them that is unsightly. For me its just an aesthetic thing. Drop or stay it don't matter.