I thought it was about time for me to show a progression instead of always asking questions.
I purchased this starter Chinese Elm almost 3 years ago from the now sadly closed Red Dragon Bonsai Nursery at Currumbin. It was just in a black bag and had been hedged but not shaped. I think it was about 3 years old at time of purchase.
I looked at it for a couple of weeks before starting to clean it up and put some wire on the branches.
It was potted into a deep grow pot in August 2017 and I toyed with the idea of making it into a semi cascade.
After looking at it leaning like that for half a year I came to the conclusion that it just didn't look right and replanted it upright.
From then on I only pruned it back when needed and let the branches develop.
In September this year I repotted it into a bonsai pot.
By then the nebari showed signs of developing quite nicely too.
The last pic is from today after a recent light prune to encourage ramification.
The aim now is to keep it at about this size and develop the structure and shape.
I hope this has been of interest and welcome any comments or criticism that may help to improve this tree.
Cheers, Frank.
Chinese Elm Progression
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Nice progression.
I would expect a photo next year, then the year after and so on, oh please. (My mother would be so proud I was polite)
I would expect a photo next year, then the year after and so on, oh please. (My mother would be so proud I was polite)
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Re: Chinese Elm Progression
That's a very nice elm. The trunk is a good size and I like the bends you have put into it. I'm interested to see how this develops further.
