Finally Autumn

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Finally Autumn

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Finally seeing some autumn colours.
Not much of a tree, but still pretty colours.
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Re: Finally Autumn

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:o :tu:
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Colours are still changing, when will it drop its leaves...
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It is a Chinese elm. Sometimes they don't drop leaves until the new ones come out.
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Really? I was hoping to do some work on it while it had no leaves, is it worth defoliating?
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That's up to you. Lots of leaves to cut :palm:
You can still work on it with leaves on - pruning, wiring, repotting, etc. Some leaves will fall off while you work but it does not matter whether they are there or not at this time of year.
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It was only so I could see the structure of the tree a bit better.
Might do it anyway, and yes it might take a while haha
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Hi Ben

Nice color on the trees.

Could I suggest if you were thinking or re-potting the elm a bit later on, I would think that it would look great used in creating a penjing style on a mossy hill using a bonsai forest tray.

I know that some people would just love to own that including me.

have a look here there may well be an image here to give you an idea.
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Thanks jdceng

It's funny you mention that, I actually purchased this shallow tokoname pot (not quite a tray) with the intentions of planting it on a little mound with moss. But I thought that the pot made the tree look too small. Maybe it's just me? I don't have the dimensions at hand but when I get home I might start a thread for this guy and do some photoshops with the pot.
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Hi Ben

That's a coincidence great minds think alike.

Try placing the elm as it is in the pot it's in. inside the tray it will give us an idea of the dimensions.
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Yeah that's what I did, I'll do it tonight and post a pic
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