chinese elm pre-bonsai

[craigw60]

I have grown these from root cuttings around 12 years from cutting and 8 in the ground. I put the best of them back in the ground for a bit more thickening and taper.
Craigw

[alpineart]

Hi Craigw60 , mate these are beauties , and you say you put the better ones back . I guess i have at least a 10 year wait to get mine to this stage .Thanks for posting these up .

Cheers Alpine

[golgotha]

Wow that one on the right is a potential showstopper the movement and bark are awesome

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[Rory]

Wow that one on the right is a potential showstopper the movement and bark are awesome

Agreed. Very nice that one.

[kuregtr]

Wow very nice trunk.

[craigw60]

Thanks for the compliments, I would say anyone can grow this kind of stock with time, patience and a little knowledge.
Alpine have you only just started with rough bark elms ?. they thicken up fairly quickly its getting the taper which takes time, I find the root cuttings much quicker to develop than tip cuttings which seem to take ages to cork up.
Craigw

[alpineart]

Hi Craigw60 , mate most of the elms i had were Flakey bark .I have a couple of layered sections of the Rough Bark Elm but the reverse taper is still there after many years .All but gave up on layers , after seeing these i will chase up some rough bark elm roots for cutting and have a play .The root cuttings i have as cuttings are most likely flakey or smooth bark Elms after seeing these but then again who would know whats here .

Cheers Alpine

[Freckl]

Fantastic work craig. Do you ever sell the various pre-bonsai?