These elms were collected in 2009 from a nursery .I planted them into the ground for a season , 
then removed half of them 
for carving work and potted up half a dozen for root improvement and ramification , 
The rest of the stumps remained in the ground although i did remove them to trim the larger roots back . These few have been regularly trimmed and maintained , 
a couple died . I believe i may have been too aggressive with the chainsaw or the lacked after care 
. Either way i still have around 18 trunks alive and growing well 
including a single tree at 3m high .I plan to air layer the twin apex off during the next few weeks .Time poor at the moment as i am still recovering from the motorbike accident and walking hasn’t happened at the rate expected .Doing this type of work on crutches is extremely challenging . Simple carrying a bonsai is bloody hard work .I will be slip potting these 4 trunks into bonsai pots this afternoon and allowing them to settle , then trim them back and begin the process of styling them into some sort of Bonsai Trainers . With a good established root mass they will no doubt handle the transition from bag/box to pot . Being out of action for 3 months has seen a lot of stock tree die due to my inability to water and care for them . The price you pay for riding Motorbikes . It hasn’t deterred me from climbing back on nor diminished my enthusiasm for growing and collecting Trees , or shaping and styling Bonsai .These trainers will get a serious work over during the coming days ..
Cheers Alpineart