JoeR
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Wow, that turned out real nice! Great decision Al.
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Nice pics
YukiShiro
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Love this one!!
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bonhe
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I highly recommend him. I bought a few antique Chinese with some Japanese pots from him through Ebay and texting , and always got a good deal!
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Cork elm? I could not see the tree's bark well, but it seems to have a different look comparing to my cork elm's bark!?
Bonhe
Smoke
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Smoke
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This is the bark on a smaller cork bark elm I am working on. This one is more pebbly like cork while the big one has longer vertical striations. The foliage on these is good to work with unlike seiju foliage. This foliage is more like Drake elm, which make good foliage pads.
JudyB
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The more I see the big one the more I really like it.
quietobserver
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That's not Mr Hankey 2.0 is it?.. all jokes aside, I like it.
Smoke
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You should see it in real life with actual back branches and depth. Totally different looking animal.
bonhe
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Thanks for clarification Smoke. The big one is beautiful.
I have few questions if you don't mind.
1- Was the big one field-grown and the small was pot-grown or either way?
2- Is there any different sunlight exposure status for the big one and small one? I mean the location of these pots.
The reason I ask such is that I want to find out why their bark characteristic is different.
Thank you.
Bonhe
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The big one was field grown in full sun in Fresno, much like your climate out in Riverside. Hot and dry. I have had it under shade cloth for three years so far. The bark was much more deeply fissured when I got it compared to what it looks like now. This is the back side three years ago. I think they grow so fast in the ground that bark gets rough quickly but as it grows more slowly in the pot, the bark has more ability to stretch rather than break
This small elm came from George Muranaka over in Nipoma Ca. where the temp averages around 78 year round. It was grown in a field in full sun too.
I suppose this tree will now slow down and probably lose some of the character.
This is another cork bark I am working on. This one too came from Muranaka. Same field grown conditions. This one is getting ready for a new radical approach. So radical even I am afraid to try it.
This small elm came from George Muranaka over in Nipoma Ca. where the temp averages around 78 year round. It was grown in a field in full sun too.
I suppose this tree will now slow down and probably lose some of the character.
This is another cork bark I am working on. This one too came from Muranaka. Same field grown conditions. This one is getting ready for a new radical approach. So radical even I am afraid to try it.
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bonhe
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Smoke:
The big one was field grown in full sun in Fresno, much like your climate out in Riverside. Hot and dry. I have had it under shade cloth for three years so far. The bark was much more deeply fissured when I got it compared to what it looks like now.
I think they grow so fast in the ground that bark gets rough quickly but as it grows more slowly in the pot, the bark has more ability to stretch rather than break
Thank you for responding.
It makes sense now. Because the tree is growing fast in the field, its barks will have elongate shape comparing to the tree is grown in the pot for its entire life. Besides, because the sunlight can cause the damage to the skin of the tree (same as human skin), its barks become thicker and thicker, it is why we see the deep grooves between the barks.
It means if you don't want to lose the bark character, you need to place cork elm in full sun!!
p/s: The way of watering also affects to the bark characteristics.
Bonhe
The big one was field grown in full sun in Fresno, much like your climate out in Riverside. Hot and dry. I have had it under shade cloth for three years so far. The bark was much more deeply fissured when I got it compared to what it looks like now.
I think they grow so fast in the ground that bark gets rough quickly but as it grows more slowly in the pot, the bark has more ability to stretch rather than break
Thank you for responding.
It makes sense now. Because the tree is growing fast in the field, its barks will have elongate shape comparing to the tree is grown in the pot for its entire life. Besides, because the sunlight can cause the damage to the skin of the tree (same as human skin), its barks become thicker and thicker, it is why we see the deep grooves between the barks.
It means if you don't want to lose the bark character, you need to place cork elm in full sun!!
p/s: The way of watering also affects to the bark characteristics.
Bonhe
Smoke
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Works well in the ground.....not so well in the pot!! Even elms can suffer in full sun here as you well know. They like the water.
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bonhe
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It is why I place them in the east side of garden. When I placed them in the west, I had to use the white T shirt to cover the whole pot in the summer.
Bonhe
