Informal Ulmus Parvifolia aka Chinese Elm

[Luke308]

Hi guys and gals,

After having a S*%# house day at work today, I came home to a box on my front doorstep. I knew what was in there and it instantly put a smile on my face

Here is one of my new acquisitions which has traveled very well courtesy of Shibui bonsai and Australia Post. I have to say a big thank-you to Neil, not only was he patient with my requests, but he packaged the trees safely, and I have to say they are better than expected!!

My question is should I pot it into the terracotta pot as seen next to it in some of the photos, or should I pot it into a foam grow box to help heal the pruning scars?
Any suggestions are welcome.
Any way without further delay, here is my new elm.

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Ready to be potted up.

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[shibui]

They have travelled quicker than I thought Luke. well done Aussie post

The scar on this one is not too big and has already started to heal so should close in a year or 2 even in a smaller pot. The training pot will allow you to slow the growth of the branches and get better ramification.
It has been a while since this one was repotted so will need lots of root reduction and fresh mix. Should be plenty of root cuttings in there. I have put some of the roots I took off in as well.

Glad to hear you are happy with the trees and receiving this has improved your day.

[bodhidharma]

This is heartening to see Luke, buying great stock to further Bonsai quality in Australia. Makes me happy

[Luke308]

This is heartening to see Luke, buying great stock to further Bonsai quality in Australia. Makes me happy

If there was a "like" button, I would've pressed it for your comment

[craigw60]

Hi Luke that is certainly a nicely grown tree, I just think it needs to be shortened quite a bit. I would cut it just above that second curve which will allow you to grow a cloud of twigs on top of the tree and still retain good taper.
Craigw