2 small Chinese elm bonsai from cuttings

[Grant Bowie]

Hi all, I took some root cuttings about 2 years ago and a nice branch cutting at the same time. They have both been transferred to bigger pots last year and are ripe for exploitation.

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[Grant Bowie]

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[Grant Bowie]

I will show mossed, prepared and ready tomorrow

[Grant Bowie]

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OK, not in perfect order but you can see a tree in pot after the other stage. Root system cut very shallow and root out in nowhere that has struck as well and will grow and thicken.
I will trim up both trees tomorrow and post

Grant

[Watto]

Very interesting progression with lots of info.
Would you mind making the photos a bit larger so us old timers can see them better please?

[Grant Bowie]

Just reposting in bigger format

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This particular root cutting had been difficult on the day to separate on the day of the demonstration. It struck easy enough, but I thought it was going to turn out to be a dud because the main stump did not sprout any shoots. But the main is still alive and if it sprouts I will incorporate the new branches, if it doesn’t sprout I will carve it.