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I have threads on a couple of these already but I like to consolidate... so, here are my elms.
I've had this little Chinese Elm the longest. It spent last year in a large pot in an attempt to heal some wounds and fix the branch structure. I think it has definitley made some progress, but still has a ways to go. I'm planning on getting a nice pot for it next year - this one is cheap Chinese. I may build a box for it this spring and slip pot it to see if I can get some more healing on the trunk.
Next up is an American Elm I purchased from Zach. It's potted in a Shawn Bokeno oval that I like a lot. It may have to go into a grow box or a much larger pot at some point because the chop seems to be slow to heal. The new growth this year is a little leggy from lack of sunlight. It came out early and had to spend some time in my garage in low light. I'll let it grow out for a while now and then cut it back.
This one is not really an Elm but close enough for this thread, so I'll include it. Another Zach Smith purchase - in fact, I bought the American Elm above and this Water Elm at the same time. It's potted in a Chuck Iker Oval. I was able to take a bunch of cuttings from this tree last year and they almost all took so hopefully I'll have more of these in the future. Again, the new growth is larger and more leggy this year due to being in my garage, but I think it will be fine now that it's outside.
This is a twin trunk Chinese Elm that I purchased last year from New England Bonsai Gardens. When I bought it, the branches were a little pom-pom like and I worked on growing them out a little last year. It was looking pretty good this spring before being blown off my bench one day while I was at work. Luckily, the only damage was to one branch near the apex of the tree - which was snapped off right at the trunk, leaving that blank space you see near the top. Hopefully, I can fix that in time. The tree is tied to the bench now! I messed up the planting angle a little when I repotted it. The secondary trunk is more upright than the main one, which I'll fix next year. It's potted in a Sara Rayner drum pot.
And last is my little clump Chinese Elm. I think it's a Hokkaido. It was in the "Fairy Garden" section of my local nursery which includes these as well as little mugos and some other stuff. The leaves are a little too small on this one I think. It's hard to make a canopy with such microscopic leaves. It's also potted in a Bokeno pot.
Thanks for looking. Suggestions are always welcome.
I've had this little Chinese Elm the longest. It spent last year in a large pot in an attempt to heal some wounds and fix the branch structure. I think it has definitley made some progress, but still has a ways to go. I'm planning on getting a nice pot for it next year - this one is cheap Chinese. I may build a box for it this spring and slip pot it to see if I can get some more healing on the trunk.
Next up is an American Elm I purchased from Zach. It's potted in a Shawn Bokeno oval that I like a lot. It may have to go into a grow box or a much larger pot at some point because the chop seems to be slow to heal. The new growth this year is a little leggy from lack of sunlight. It came out early and had to spend some time in my garage in low light. I'll let it grow out for a while now and then cut it back.
This one is not really an Elm but close enough for this thread, so I'll include it. Another Zach Smith purchase - in fact, I bought the American Elm above and this Water Elm at the same time. It's potted in a Chuck Iker Oval. I was able to take a bunch of cuttings from this tree last year and they almost all took so hopefully I'll have more of these in the future. Again, the new growth is larger and more leggy this year due to being in my garage, but I think it will be fine now that it's outside.
This is a twin trunk Chinese Elm that I purchased last year from New England Bonsai Gardens. When I bought it, the branches were a little pom-pom like and I worked on growing them out a little last year. It was looking pretty good this spring before being blown off my bench one day while I was at work. Luckily, the only damage was to one branch near the apex of the tree - which was snapped off right at the trunk, leaving that blank space you see near the top. Hopefully, I can fix that in time. The tree is tied to the bench now! I messed up the planting angle a little when I repotted it. The secondary trunk is more upright than the main one, which I'll fix next year. It's potted in a Sara Rayner drum pot.
And last is my little clump Chinese Elm. I think it's a Hokkaido. It was in the "Fairy Garden" section of my local nursery which includes these as well as little mugos and some other stuff. The leaves are a little too small on this one I think. It's hard to make a canopy with such microscopic leaves. It's also potted in a Bokeno pot.
Thanks for looking. Suggestions are always welcome.
