New chinese elm and beginner

[DiiRTYxG0R3]

Hi I'm new to this i just wondered if my tree looks healthy? I purchased it last week and the leaves look healthy but the actual tree itself makes me think otherwise?

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Looks healthy to me, it just has a lot of pruning scars.

Trees like this are made en-masse in south Asia and then quarantined and sold to garden centers and supermarket. That's how the term Mallsai came to be. That's also why we try to avoid obvious S-curves, as it might hint towards your plant being one in the past.
Anyhow, yours looks fine. The damage can be seen as character, as it tells a story of what once was there but no longer is.
Over time, those lumps will be overgrown by new bark and they should become less visible. But depending on the speed of growth, that could take a decade.

 

[DiiRTYxG0R3]

Looks healthy to me, it just has a lot of pruning scars.

Trees like this are made en-masse in south Asia and then quarantined and sold to garden centers and supermarket. That's how the term Mallsai came to be. That's also why we try to avoid obvious S-curves, as it might hint towards your plant being one in the past.
Anyhow, yours looks fine. The damage can be seen as character, as it tells a story of what once was there but no longer is.
Over time, those lumps will be overgrown by new bark and they should become less visible. But depending on the speed of growth, that could take a decade.

Thats great to hear thank you! I was just worried as it didn't have as pretty top as others I've seen! As long as I don't need to prune for a couple months and just maintain it I'm happy, I was just worried about the bark! I messaged the seller and they ensured me everything is healthy, would they have other elm that don't have an s like shape i could exchange for? Or am I able to grow this okay?
I just wanted to grow a tree to pass down to my daughter in 60+ years!

Many thanks

 

[Wulfskaar]

Welcome!

Yours actually looks better than a lot I've seen, especially the top part.

Chinese Elms are pretty hardy, so that's a big plus. They can survive things other bonsai can't.

Another good thing about CE, if you ever want to get a little more advanced into bonsai, is you do air layering to basically turn the top into a separate tree and then transform the bottom part into something totally different. It takes years, but it's all up to you.

EDIT: I'll add that to keep it for 60 years, you'll do a lot of repotting. Every few years, it will need new soil and to have it's roots reduces and worked. You can always come here to bonsainut for help. There are many experts here who are gracious enough to help complete strangers. They have helped me many, many times.

 

[revjpb]

As others have said, your tree looks pretty healthy to me. Hope you enjoy it!