exposed root Chinese elm

Dario · Post by **Dario** » March 21st, 2013, 3:15 am

Hi Hugh, coming along very quickly!
Looks great:tu2:
Cheers, Dario.

hugh grant · Post by **hugh grant** » March 21st, 2013, 4:20 pm

thanks mate!
another season or two and i think it will be looking not too shabby

Hugh

Bretts · Post by **Bretts** » March 21st, 2013, 5:17 pm

I was defiantly wrong, that is coming up a treat. The roots seem to have evened out in thickness thumbs up.

Grant Bowie · Post by **Grant Bowie** » March 21st, 2013, 6:28 pm

I agree,

I think it will be a beauty.

Grant

hugh grant · Post by **hugh grant** » March 21st, 2013, 10:39 pm

thanks Brett and Grant, great to hear your feedback.
i was worried initially too Brett about how it would pull the stoutness of the composition off. i think ive got it heading in the right track. the roots seem to make up a nice appearance of a heavy trunk.

Hugh

Neli · Post by **Neli** » May 14th, 2013, 9:41 pm

I want you to see this as a possibility...not that it does not look good like this...maybe future possibility, for another tree.
I am not sure though if I should post it here.
It is how to make a trunk out of roots...
May I have your permission to post it or should I start another thread. It just that your tree reminded me of that.

hugh grant · Post by **hugh grant** » May 24th, 2013, 11:40 am

Hi mate just saw this.
Go for your life mate!

hugh grant · Post by **hugh grant** » June 27th, 2013, 9:38 am

after a winter pruning....

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will repot before spring comes around

Andrew F · Post by **Andrew F** » June 27th, 2013, 10:26 am

hugh grant wrote:after a winter pruning....

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will repot before spring comes around

Love this neagari style elm, brilliant work again mate. How much do you charge for lessons???

Neli · Post by **Neli** » June 27th, 2013, 2:48 pm

Here! I posted it for you:
viewtopic.php?f=138&t=15747&p=160415#p160415
The last method filling between the roots with spagnum...can make a trunk out of the roots.

hugh grant · Post by **hugh grant** » June 30th, 2013, 7:46 am

Neli wrote:Here! I posted it for you:
viewtopic.php?f=138&t=15747&p=160415#p160415
The last method filling between the roots with spagnum...can make a trunk out of the roots.

very interesting Neli a really great idea, thanks for the pictures!

Andrew F wrote: Love this neagari style elm, brilliant work again mate. How much do you charge for lessons???

Thanks Again Andrew!!!
ill PM you.

hugh grant · Post by **hugh grant** » July 1st, 2013, 3:01 am

a bit of wire...

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Neli · Post by **Neli** » July 1st, 2013, 4:06 am

Nice movement! Some how it reminds me a bit of fig ROR...

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » July 1st, 2013, 9:10 am

That will be a stunner with some time behind it Hugh. would you consider keeping the lower left hand branch as a cascade and the one above it as the apex, then removing the top two branches.

Visually it will make the tree look larger and enhance the flow of the tree.

PAUL2229 · Post by **PAUL2229** » July 1st, 2013, 1:40 pm

this elm reminds me of a tripod from War of the Words.... albeit a tripod with extra legs. I think you should remove all but three roots and name it tripod

AusBonsai