Hey! I just want to keep a record here of the progression of my young Zelkova trees. Most of them I’d like to develop in a broom style. Last autumn I found a big Zelkova tree in a nearby botanical park and collected a few small saplings, as well as some seeds. They survived the winter and grew nicely throughout this year.
The seeds germinated well, and later I also tried rooting cuttings from the branches I removed. They rooted very easily. So now I have the best ones protected in my cellar, while the rest are outside to endure our harsh winter. They’ll serve as test material to see how well they handle the cold here.
Enough talking — here are some photos from the process.
This is how it started last year, when I asked on this forum if they could be Zelkovas, which was also later confirmed after I revisited the park with the tag on the parent tree.
Last year post: What is this? Zelkova / Elm?
This spring I potted all of them separety:
This is how they looked about midsummer:
Group photo
The seeds germinated well, and later I also tried rooting cuttings from the branches I removed. They rooted very easily. So now I have the best ones protected in my cellar, while the rest are outside to endure our harsh winter. They’ll serve as test material to see how well they handle the cold here.
Enough talking — here are some photos from the process.
This is how it started last year, when I asked on this forum if they could be Zelkovas, which was also later confirmed after I revisited the park with the tag on the parent tree.
Last year post: What is this? Zelkova / Elm?
This spring I potted all of them separety:
This is how they looked about midsummer:
Group photo
