Zac chandanais
Mame
Hey everyone!
I got this Chinese Elm as a Christmas gift from my wonderful mom. I know it was tough for her to pay what she did for a seemingly worthless (to her) tree. It is my first elm and I like it. No I am relatively new to bonsai still but I know this thing has a few “issues” structurally. The first of which is the generic “S” shape trunk. I know most of you will suggest an air layer/chop... cough Sorce LOL... I have thought about it but don’t have the heart to show this tree to my mother like that hahaha! The second issue/issues is the branch structure. There are three branches coming from the same point to make up the lower pad. Then there is no branches in the mid section and the top branches are rather thick for there position in my opinion and one of them crosses the trunk. I’m hoping someone has a semi-conservative approach to this tree and is willing to share some knowledge. Thank you!
I got this Chinese Elm as a Christmas gift from my wonderful mom. I know it was tough for her to pay what she did for a seemingly worthless (to her) tree. It is my first elm and I like it. No I am relatively new to bonsai still but I know this thing has a few “issues” structurally. The first of which is the generic “S” shape trunk. I know most of you will suggest an air layer/chop... cough Sorce LOL... I have thought about it but don’t have the heart to show this tree to my mother like that hahaha! The second issue/issues is the branch structure. There are three branches coming from the same point to make up the lower pad. Then there is no branches in the mid section and the top branches are rather thick for there position in my opinion and one of them crosses the trunk. I’m hoping someone has a semi-conservative approach to this tree and is willing to share some knowledge. Thank you!
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