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Here is a picture of a chinese elm that has been field grown......it is possibly 27 years old !

i think i get where ya going here leigh, being the first to respond i think the tree is nice, could you possibly give us some dimensions if possible, not much in the picture to reference off.


jamie

Subscribed, be interested to see where this goes. I assume this relates back to the elm I posted here: viewtopic.php?f=104&t=3265

cheers
Stu

Sure - I will get my ruler out. Yes, it does relate back to that tree. I am not having a dig at you stubonsai - I just think the age of that tree has been misquoted. I think the tree is great - and probably value for money. I just dont believe that the tree is 27 years old. Like I said - not having a dig at you stu - or the tree - I like the tree.

Cheers,
Leigh.

Hi Leigh

No worries Leigh, no offence taken.
As a new bonsai person I'm very intereted in all the l can learn and the aspect of age guessing a tree based on its looks and development is an important tool when considering trees to purchase.
Would it be of help if I got some dimensions of my elm?
Thanks for the positive comment also!

cheers
Stuart

dimensions would help.

Just went and measured mine.

Here ya go - 900 high (incl. pot) 800 wide 600 deep - circumference of trunk is 700mm

I dont know how old mine is - but I took a guess - I have had it about 8 or 9 years - the guy before me might have had it about 6 or 7 years and by the size of the trunk I figured maybe 8 or so years in the ground after being grown from a cutting in a pot for a few years - the guy I bought it from bought it from a field grower. So - it might be around 25 to 27 years old.

Cheers,
Leigh.

Nice to see you post a tree that hasn't been stolen yet Leigh
How about a bigger picture?

so its about 222mm across the base (diameter) how wide across the base is yours stu?

i like both trees but i think that it would be quite possible stu's tree is 27 years old, even if it was ground grown for 8 years then developed in a pot for the rest of the time it could answer the reasoning behind looking slightly smaller?


jamie

This is an old picture - taken in October 2007.

leigh, just a thought.

have you thought about taking off the sharp apex and making it a little more rounded? i would think this would give it a more balanced feel and a more "natural" look.

just a thought


jamie

you could even air layer it and get a sweet shohin from it

hope ya dont mind i did a quick virt

jamie

Great thinking mate! Skip and I had a discussion about this tree the night that this picture was taken - and that is exactly what we came up with! I will give it a tidy up in the coming weeks and take another picture - it has had a couple of years growth since this pic - I still havent reduced the top - but I havent ruled it out!

Cheers,
Leigh.

Yes - a very tidy shohin would come from the top of this one!!

cool mate

great minds think alike

i reckon the layer would be the way to go then if you were ever going to show the tree you could have the shohin as a companion accent the parent and the child


jamie

Parent and child - I like that idea mate - good one!