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Chinese Elm help. Dropping leaves | Bonsai Nut What is your experience with the chinese elms dropping leaves Here are a couple images of my elm: For comparison, I have a couple other bonsai; I have a field maple, that has no moss on the substrate but basically also grows in the volcanic gravel No problem for him, the saucer is also often filled with water and the tree grows like crazy
Siberian Elm Progression | Bonsai Nut I’ve got several varieties but have more Siberian Elms than anything else Not because Siberian elm is some unkept bonsai gem of a tree, but because they are hardy, they respond to EVERYTHING, and they are extremely plentiful here in the 505
New Chinese Elm beginner | Bonsai Nut Chinese elms are sometimes promoted as indoor bonsai The vast majority of people who try that end up disappointed by dead and dying indoor Chinese elms Mot sites indoors are way too dark for most trees even though we find light levels comfortable, there's not enough of the right spectrum for trees
Elm budding - Bonsai Nut Are Elms late to wake up as compared to other species? Reason I ask is last summer I bought my first Elm at the Bonsai show Nice little tree that I think has some potential It spent the winter in the shed storage and just took it out about 2 weeks ago No signs of buds yet at all It's still
Emergency elm repot | Bonsai Nut In those kinds of temperature elms -including Chinese elm- can shut down a bit Some native species have a “summer dormancy” which means they slow significantly and even stop Removing roots in those conditions can sometimes be a problem with watering etc
Siberian Elm Advice- From Seed | Bonsai Nut Siberian elms are pretty vigorous trees and like most elms, they can take dramatic root reduction (like 95 percent) at the right time Also your location dictates what you can do with them right now If you're in an area that is winter now, working roots, trunk reduction etc is not in the cards until early spring arrives
Defoliate Chinese Elms - Bonsai Nut Chinese elms can become very dense, very quickly when kept healthy The only cons i can think of are if it is done incorrectly ( too much for the health of the tree) ( damage from careless procedures) or at the wrong time ( ie: leaves or needles not hardened off) The usual cons if a procedure is improperly applied or carried out at the wrong time
pruning Chinese elm--when to stop before end of growing season first . . . I have two Chinese elms that are constantly growing, summer heat of Oklahoma (7b), more recent cooler weather lately, doesn't matter Grow, grow, grow Good signs, I think, and pretty standard for this species But, my questions pertains to getting ready for winter: should I stop pruning and
Chinese Elm Dormancy? - Bonsai Nut In my climate elms grow all year long Catlins and contorted lose their leaves but the standard elms keep leaves all year long In the winter they "exchange " leaves by turning yellow and the new leaves will push the yellow ones off, much like my pyracanthas do Since the leaves are so large on pyracanthas I defoliate them and get better budding
Anyone messing with CATLIN elms? - Bonsai Nut A note here for those keen on elms Notice the new growth at the bottom of that branch It is lighter green Once the auxin is kicked into gear making a growing tip, the leaves will always come out larger that those around it When it reaches 8 pairs I cut back, the leaves harden off, turn dark green and it will send a shoot out somewhere else