Yatsubusa elm from evergreen garden works. Some ideas to consider.

[yashu]

Great progression!!!

 

[Hartinez]

 

[August44]

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How long did it take to grow it this big?

 

[Hartinez]

How long did it take to grow it this big?

Not sure how long it took Brent at evergreen garden works, but I acquired this tree in august 2020. See first pics

 

[Hartinez]

Leaves are off. Will go through and trim and apply some wire here and there. I like its natural feel.

 

[Hartinez]

 

[Hartinez]

Som better pics after a bit of wire

 

[Colorado]

Lookin good…did the Kearney pot end up being a good size for it?

 

[Hartinez]

Lookin good…did the Kearney pot end up being a good size for it?

The size is good, I’m just not sold on the color! I love this cream colored pot for this tree!

 

[Colorado]

The size is good, I’m just not sold on the color! I love this cream colored pot for this tree!

Same here, the current pot is pretty perfect!

 

[Hartinez]

@Colorado I put this tree in that Richard Kearney pot! This is it last week. Lots of back budding in the branches not the trunk. Which is great though I did need to go through with my tweezers to thin and pull, un-needed buds and growth to focus on the best growth. Coming along though.

 

[Colorado]

Looks great in that pot too!

 

[Coach_]

Just got a couple of Yatsubusa Air layers and found this thread! Great info on the species here! Thanks Hart! Love the new pot btw.

 

[Hartinez]

I’ve had 3 very solid cutbacks on this tree and I may perform one more. Though, I’m also thinking of just letting all of these extensions run the rest of the year. Winter silhouette should look great this year.

 

[Rodrigo]

Looking great! Nice progression in a few years

This is a bit of a continuation from another thread i started. This one

The roots Had obviously grown very well since this tree was started but so many were thick and lacked the fine roots need for long term development. I was pretty aggressive at repot. Lowered the soil level by about an inch and increased the flare considerably. Surface roots need work though.
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My next step is to deal with a cut back and how much i want to cut back to. Some may say to just build branches from what’s existing but there are far too many long straight sections of trunk and i feel the sooner i cut back the better. After hearing from so many from the above thread, i will embrace the lumps and use them to my advantage. Here are the ideas I’m considering.

1. air layer several sections off this tree with the intention of reducing the tree to a single line that is only 5-6” tall, building a new trunk line and eventual side branches. @Shibui and @Bonsai Nut had mentioned that this cultivar does not throw long shoots they way other elms may making it difficult to add considerable girth to the trunk. My thought would be to keep the tree shohim sized, taking advantage of the small leaves. Making a finished tree height of 10-12”. Down side to this idea i suppose, would be the lack of natural form this path would lead me to. Do i want an elm styled as a black pine?

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2. Air layer or just chop the trunks just past the straight sections leaving several trunks to build a new tree form. This design would still take advantage of the smaller leaves in making a smaller tree, but would utilize several trunks with branches growing up then out, rather than perpendicular to a single trunk line. Finish height would be 12-14”.
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Here is another angle and a pic with out marks if anyone has a suggestion
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Is it the same one that you sold me the siberian elm in?

 

[Hartinez]

Looking great! Nice progression in a few years

Is it the same one that you sold me the siberian elm in?

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Yup that’s right! Different variety elm but I remember that tree well! Looks to be coming right along still!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

I’ve had 3 very solid cutbacks on this tree and I may perform one more. Though, I’m also thinking of just letting all of these extensions run the rest of the year. Winter silhouette should look great this year.

Love the simplicity of this composition, really nice.

 

[Hartinez]

Love the simplicity of this composition, really nice.

Thanks Brian. It’s been a fun little tree to continue to develop. I think in another 2-3 years the density in the canopy will look great in both summer and winter giving big tree vibes.