Chinese Elm Chop advice
Posted: October 6th, 2017, 1:13 pm
Hi, 1st post here.
Just looking for some advice I am about to purchase an old Chinese elm that was planted in small pot (Not a bonsai pot). The roots have grown through the bottom of the pot for several years and it will need to be dug out. The tree is about 4 meters tall. Trunk is a bit larger in diameter then a soda can.
I would like to attempt a trunk chop procedure. However I would not like to throw away the rest of the tree. I'd like to do some air grafting first.
Question is, if I relocate the tree and plant it at my house. I then do some air layering and chop the trunk after I have completed some air layering. Would that be getting too late in the season to chop the trunk? Would I have to wait until next year to chop?
Research on chopping Chinese Elms have not been very good suggesting a time frame of anywhere between the start of spring, to when the new buds pop, to mid summer.
Just looking for some advice I am about to purchase an old Chinese elm that was planted in small pot (Not a bonsai pot). The roots have grown through the bottom of the pot for several years and it will need to be dug out. The tree is about 4 meters tall. Trunk is a bit larger in diameter then a soda can.
I would like to attempt a trunk chop procedure. However I would not like to throw away the rest of the tree. I'd like to do some air grafting first.
Question is, if I relocate the tree and plant it at my house. I then do some air layering and chop the trunk after I have completed some air layering. Would that be getting too late in the season to chop the trunk? Would I have to wait until next year to chop?
Research on chopping Chinese Elms have not been very good suggesting a time frame of anywhere between the start of spring, to when the new buds pop, to mid summer.
But yes layer it first and cut next August