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Where can i find information on these elms.any information or experiences could help...Not sure if i even have the right spelling for them or are the known as something else and that is why i cant find anything...does anyone have one??....

Most bonsai nurseries will carry them, very popular bonsai plant due to the small leaf. I have several.

Mitchell wrote:Most bonsai nurseries will carry them, very popular bonsai plant due to the small leaf. I have several.

any you would like to share pics of ???

Your spelling is correct. I have one. See below. The leaf it small, it ramifys easily (almost too much) and the bark gets lovely and corky.

Great tree for bonsai.

krittas wrote:

Mitchell wrote:Most bonsai nurseries will carry them, very popular bonsai plant due to the small leaf. I have several.

any you would like to share pics of ???

Only small plants. Plus I've mixed them accidentally with Hokkaido's and am only now finding out which is which again.

I believe that Seiju elm is a variety of Chinese elm selected for small leaf size. I treat them the same as for chinese elm.
The smaller leaves makes it a little easier to produce good minis.
Here's a couple. Both about 15 cm tall. I have noticed that Seiju appears to have a stronger tendency for upright growth than other chinese elm varieties so needs more careful pruning when growing larger trees.

This is an old pic of one that I have. No particular problems growing here in the UK. Yes, the leaves are naturally smaller than the standard Ulmus parv. Some have golden edges too.

PS This is an Oz vid. http://www.bonsaisouth.com.au/cms3/inde ... Itemid=75/

thanks gents....i have also found out that the best way to get them is by air layer...so i have found a tree and have some in the making....will post pics up and see how they go...(never tried to air layer before...)

They grow freely from cuttings, and fatten nicely in the ground.

Gavin

Hi,

We have a lovely Seiju elm here at the collection in Canberra.

As a rule they seem to like cooler conditions and behave more poorly in more hotter humid conditions as you move north from Sydney.

Keep them well fertilised, repot each year or two years, keep trimmed and lightly thin out.

It gets a small amount of internal die back but this is lessened if you follow the above regime.

It is in full sun here as well. Grant

A few nice little trees in this thread.

Just took a new photo this afternoon.

seiju and hokkaido are great trees! awesome little foliage and great bark, as previously said easy to grow, they can cork up quickly (especially the root cuttings) and ramify well, I have heard they can be a touch slower to grow but am unsure as I havent had a seiju or hokkaido, only the normal and corky bark chinese elm which are quite rapid when they have the room to grow, plenty of sun and good fert and water regimes.

loving the example trees to guys! I cant wait till I can start working with them especially the way I love chinese elm i reckon the seiju will quickly become a favourite

Jamie wrote:seiju and hokkaido are great trees! awesome little foliage and great bark, as previously said easy to grow, they can cork up quickly (especially the root cuttings) and ramify well, I have heard they can be a touch slower to grow but am unsure as I havent had a seiju or hokkaido, only the normal and corky bark chinese elm which are quite rapid when they have the room to grow, plenty of sun and good fert and water regimes.

loving the example trees to guys! I cant wait till I can start working with them especially the way I love chinese elm i reckon the seiju will quickly become a favourite

I would be very interested to know how they perform in your neck of the woods.

Don Delucca grows them like a weed out at Hay but it is dry(humidity wise).

Grant

hi mate

I cant really see them being any different to the normal chinese elm which I have and they thrive, same with corky bark elms, I should have one soon so will be able to see how we go

jamie