golden elm.
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UPDATE
2 weeks after defoliation. More buds than you can poke a stick at!
It was attacked by elm leaf beetle this spring but they are gone now.....
It was attacked by elm leaf beetle this spring but they are gone now.....
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Re: golden elm.
Looks great Mike. Only problem as I see it is, its not mine 
Cheers
Kirky
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Re: golden elm.
Awesome Mike. Had no elm leaf beetle this year in my area all English elms my golden zelcova garden trees and my large English elm bonsai untouched so far . last year was a big problem
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Re: golden elm.
A lovely tree Mike and I love the way you are continually looking to improve your trees!
Just to keep up with my usual shohin obsessed contributions to your threads... would this be an option?
Regards,
Steven
Just to keep up with my usual shohin obsessed contributions to your threads... would this be an option?
Regards,
Steven
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Re: golden elm.
Its a lovely tree regardless of your thoughts Mike. As usual, you are a wealth of knowledge and critique (in a good way).
That is definitely the beauty of deciduous trees, having such vastly different views from winter / summer. Lovely.
That is definitely the beauty of deciduous trees, having such vastly different views from winter / summer. Lovely.
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I style Bonsai naturally, just as they would appear in the wild.
Central Coast, NSW
Bonsai: Casuarina Leptospermum Banksia Phebalium Baeckea Melalueca Ficus
Growing Australian natives as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=289480#p289480
Buying and repotting Native nursery material: viewtopic.php?f=78&t=30724
Growing tips for Casuarina as Bonsai: viewtopic.php?p=244995#p244995
How to reduce moss from the trunk without damaging the bark: viewtopic.php?p=295227#p295227
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Re: golden elm.
Steven wrote:A lovely tree Mike and I love the way you are continually looking to improve your trees!
Just to keep up with my usual shohin obsessed contributions to your threads... would this be an option?
Regards,
Steven
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Re: golden elm.
update
I have pulled the apex slightly to the left and the smaller trunk up a bit. I want the apex to basically grow vertically from now on. Wired most of the branches. The little bud has survived and is growing hopefully to help fill the red circled area.
The drawn twigs and outline are my hopes for the next 10 years.
Bonsai is so slow....
I have pulled the apex slightly to the left and the smaller trunk up a bit. I want the apex to basically grow vertically from now on. Wired most of the branches. The little bud has survived and is growing hopefully to help fill the red circled area.
The drawn twigs and outline are my hopes for the next 10 years.
Bonsai is so slow....
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Re: golden elm.
Steven, you are only allowed to suggest that when the full size stock is no good and lacks character...Cheeky.treeman wrote:Steven wrote:A lovely tree Mike and I love the way you are continually looking to improve your trees!
Just to keep up with my usual shohin obsessed contributions to your threads... would this be an option?
Regards,
Steven
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Re: golden elm.
Update...it's all about the ramification from now on. I'm pretty happy with the overall form of the tree....for now.
Note; the tree is slightly wider than it appears in the pic. For some reason my camera tends to squash the image from the sides. Anyone know how to fix that?
Note; the tree is slightly wider than it appears in the pic. For some reason my camera tends to squash the image from the sides. Anyone know how to fix that?
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Re: golden elm.
What kind of camera is it? Smart phone cameras aren’t the best at not producing distortion. The back camera isn’t as bad but is still a problem sometimes, but the front selfie camera is pure evil and why I can’t get a nice selfie of myself, even with duckface.
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Re: golden elm.
Every time you take a pic you shift its position slightly, I think. You really need to use a 50mm lens and stand back a bit, with the camera at the level of the base of the tree. If you've got the tic tac toe guide built in somewhere that will also help you keep it completely level... They really are evil, both phones and cameras.
That's a delightful tree.
That's a delightful tree.
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Re: golden elm.
Stunning Mike!
Absolutely lovely tree!
Absolutely lovely tree!
One of the fabulous things about growing bonsai is as you get old and decrepit your trees get old and beautiful
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