Unusual Leaves on a Chinese Elm

Watto · Post by **Watto** » April 24th, 2016, 3:14 pm

Today was the Goulburn Bonsai Society meeting and there was an unusual Chinese elm there that had two distinctly different leaves on the same tree, actually on the a branch they were different in size. I am not sure if this is a common occurrence but I had never seen this before.

tgward · Post by **tgward** » April 24th, 2016, 4:11 pm

fast growing leaders?

rodm · Post by **rodm** » April 24th, 2016, 5:09 pm

Yep common occurrence. Just cut it of and next lot of shoots will be smaller

Cheers RodM

Post by **kcpoole** » April 24th, 2016, 6:42 pm

Just the shoot reverting to the original leaf form.
very common on any small leaf tree variety that we select for bonsai, They revert occasionally to the native form.
Also happens to variegated trees too when they sprout non variegated branches

Ken

Watto · Post by **Watto** » April 25th, 2016, 7:11 am

Thank you for the info. I mustn't get out much as I have never seen this on an elm before.

AusBonsai

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