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Re: BROOM STYLE CHINESE ELM
Posted: February 1st, 2011, 1:31 am
by de_keizer
nice tree youve convinced me to do something similar with an elm i have as i havent really known what to do with it. thanks for the inspiration. how much abuse can an elm take when it comes to carving as ive only really tried hollowing a fig ot 2 with limited success. any help much appreciated.
Re: BROOM STYLE CHINESE ELM
Posted: February 1st, 2011, 6:26 pm
by Craig
Hi de_keizer, you ask
de_keizer wrote:how much abuse can an elm take when it comes to carving
well as far as i can tell, you could pretty much take all but a couple of millimeters of the heartwood out of an elm, and it'll still grow!! Thats how deep some of my carving goes. Ofcourse i dont recommend you go that far if your not too confident as its very easy to start making holes by accident.
. My advice is to start by taking a little out then next time take some more,,,until you finally end up with what you want.
Re: BROOM STYLE CHINESE ELM
Posted: February 1st, 2011, 7:44 pm
by de_keizer
thanks, is there a time of year thats optimal or can i carve at any time.
Re: BROOM STYLE CHINESE ELM
Posted: February 1st, 2011, 9:25 pm
by mugen
Love the look of this tree once the roots are exposed craig!
can't wait to see it once you find a pot to match it. Great work.
Re: BROOM STYLE CHINESE ELM
Posted: February 27th, 2011, 12:07 pm
by Sabamiki AKA Craig
Hi Craig
, OMG my first try using the search and i get this elm. what a great tree, i hope i can have one like this oneday
can not wait for an update
Re: BROOM STYLE CHINESE ELM
Posted: April 1st, 2011, 7:42 pm
by Craig
Hi all, just 2 pics from below, for this shot to work it needs to fill out a bit more
Regards Craig
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Re: BROOM STYLE CHINESE ELM
Posted: April 1st, 2011, 8:25 pm
by Glenn C
Re: BROOM STYLE CHINESE ELM
Posted: July 2nd, 2011, 5:20 pm
by Craig
,one last pic, no leaves,
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Re: BROOM STYLE CHINESE ELM
Posted: July 2nd, 2011, 8:11 pm
by Craig
,New pot , wire and trim , treated the deadwood , hope you like ,
nearly 12 months ,this is the difference,,,,
Re: BROOM STYLE CHINESE ELM
Posted: July 2nd, 2011, 8:51 pm
by Steven
Looking great Craig. What have you done to fill the gap on the bottom right of the trunk? Graft?
Regards,
Steven
Re: BROOM STYLE CHINESE ELM
Posted: July 2nd, 2011, 10:13 pm
by kcpoole
Love the new pot Craig
Ken
Re: BROOM STYLE CHINESE ELM
Posted: July 2nd, 2011, 10:44 pm
by Craig
Thanks Steven and Ken, Steven it's an inarch graft same as i used before in this thread ,only this one should work,
, Thanks guys
Re: BROOM STYLE CHINESE ELM
Posted: July 2nd, 2011, 11:44 pm
by tyroneslothrop
This tree is stunning! You really took it a l-o-n-g way from what it started as. Very nice work!
Re: BROOM STYLE CHINESE ELM
Posted: July 3rd, 2011, 8:18 am
by Tony Bebb
Looking good Craig
The structure of this tree is coming on very nicely indeed. May I ask why you have kept the left side longer than the right?
Tony
Re: BROOM STYLE CHINESE ELM
Posted: July 3rd, 2011, 10:11 am
by Jarrod
Looking good, the tree has filled in nicely. I was wondering the same thing as Tony, why the ling left side? Love the pot but I think it is a little heavy for the tree.
Maybe something a little shallower next repot?
