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Thanks Bodhidharma, I didn't think you could treat them like an olive, now I totally understand your photo progression so thanks for answering.
I have read the soil threads previously but can't remember your contribution...but I will find it. Happy with my soil mix, but was just curious as yours looked like it had a large organic component from the pics.
Thanks again, Dario.

alpineart wrote:Nice post Bodhi , very informative , need to get onto mine or they will take some hard work to pull them back . Time is against me .Cheers Alpine

Greetings Alpine..English Elms get away quickly and their health can deteriorate. I understand 100% about time being against you and sympathize.

Dario wrote:Thanks again, Dario.

No problem Dario. Reading the thread back it could have been a little hard to follow. Happy that you understood it well.

Excellent pictorial Diederik!
I've just made it a 'sticky' so it will be utilised more often.

Thanks
Steven

Update please

Hi Budhi

An amazing looking tree do you have any new photo's to show us

Regard's The Hacker

I love this post bodhi, I find most of your posts informative... a question, can this be applied to all elms.. or only english elms? I was looking at the chinese elms the other day... when you scrape back the cadnium... do you do anything else?? have you seen the toothpick method? is that a similar thing?

VelvetSicklid wrote:Update please

The Hacker wrote:An amazing looking tree do you have any new photo's to show us

I will dig it out and see if i can get some shots today. I have left it to just grow on and thicken its branches.

paddles wrote:a question, can this be applied to all elms.. or only english elms?

Good question Paddles and the easy answer is..i dont know..good opportunity to have a go.

paddles wrote: when you scrape back the cadnium... do you do anything else?? have you seen the toothpick method? is that a similar thing?

Once i have scraped the cambium i apply root hormone to the area. The tooth pick method is different. The method came from the Koreshoff's and was only used to fill gaps in the Nebari but i have done it around entire trees with good success

so lifting an elm now is a good thing?? I thought it was still to early? (april??)

I have an elm that is not looking as healthy as I would like, would lifting it to see what the roots are doing? if anything? be a good/bad thing???

Great technique Bodhi !!! i look forward to seeing that tree,s progression !

paddles wrote:so lifting an elm now is a good thing?? I thought it was still to early? (april??)

I have an elm that is not looking as healthy as I would like, would lifting it to see what the roots are doing? if anything? be a good/bad thing???

Sorry Paddles when i meant dig it out i was referring to extracting it from the rear of my growing area, lugging it to a place to photograph it and lugging it back again. Now is NOT a good time to be digging Elms although i think a young one would survive the ordeal. Last two weeks of August is the ideal time although i have shown on the experiment i did on E.E's that you can work on them right up until January.

Thanks for that bodhi, im gonna have to save this post.

Red

The tree has been left to grow and i have just cut the branches back a tad. It is my intention to get branch thickness and then begin work on secondary and tertiary's within the next 3-5 years. Its a little untidy but i have got some new branches to work with so all is good.

Hi Bodhi, your elm is looking great and I will enjoy watching this one develop

paddles wrote:... when you scrape back the cadnium... do you do anything else?? have you seen the toothpick method? is that a similar thing?

I found this the other day and I am including it in response to the query raised by paddles...look for the pic with the red dots paddles...
http://www.bonsaibasho.com/micromarket/ ... brary/a375
They don't use toothpicks, but they do drill holes.
Bodhi, I hope you are ok with me putting this in your thread?
Cheers, Dario.

Definitely one of the best elms trunks I have seen!
You should be very proud Bodhi, Is there an update on this tree?

Whats this tree i noticed it in the back ground