Hi All,
Near where I live there are many trees and seedlings of the tree in the photo...What is it? and is it good material for Bonsai?
Thanks!
Tad
What tree is this and is it good for Bonsai?
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Re: What tree is this and is it good for Bonsai?
Hi Pureheart,
Looks a lot like English Elm to me, which if it is... would make a great candidate for bonsai. Lots of good examples can be found here on this site.
Looks a lot like English Elm to me, which if it is... would make a great candidate for bonsai. Lots of good examples can be found here on this site.
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Re: What tree is this and is it good for Bonsai?
Yes EE and most likely suckers as opposed to seedlings.
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Re: What tree is this and is it good for Bonsai?
Still good to collect if suckers?
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Re: What tree is this and is it good for Bonsai?
Almost certainly sucker in my experience but they can be transplanted. You will find they are growing from a much thicker horizontal root. They may or may not have some small roots coming from the stem of the suckers. Even without any of their own roots you can still cut the stem close to the parent root and treat as cuttings. Upward of 90% success when dug in winter. I have not tried in summer.
Those tiny little ones are probably hardly worth the effort though. Look for some with thicker trunks.
Those tiny little ones are probably hardly worth the effort though. Look for some with thicker trunks.
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Re: What tree is this and is it good for Bonsai?
Ok thanks will do!
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