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Well, I wanted to give an update on how my elm is doing. About 10 days ago I started acclimitating it to outdoors and aerated the soil with a chopstick down to the bottom every square inch. It's been in a partially shaded exposure underneath a Japanese Maple in our garden for this time and...

Dear all, Thanks for taking the time to help out with your thoughts. Based on your feedback I am moving in the following direction: The Naka books will stay off my shop list for now although can get them down the road once I have increased my knowledge a bit. Clearly they are seen as...

Hello, as above. I have heard "Bonsai for beginners" by Craig Coussins is good as are a number of beginner books by Colin Lewis, Peter Adams, Harry Tomlinson or Herb Gustafson. Happy for guidance here for about 3 books with hopefully non-overlapping strengths to give me a good grounding...

Alright guys, well thanks again. For now I will continue with getting it outside - sunny weather with warmish breezes have caked and really dried out the top yesterday although when I aerated I did see the bottom traces of soil on the chop stick were still damp. I will likely water in the...

First of all just want to say I really appreciate the advice I've been getting from everyone. I understand it's gotta be difficult giving me the best advice with only a few photos to go by and that ultimately this is an art and different people will follow different routes. Regarding my...

Brian, thanks for the note of caution. I am happy to take some close up shots of my soil if that would help people help me. Also, could you expand a bit on what you mean by proper watering? I have been giving 200 ml every 2-3 days, dripped out of a bottle carefully to cover the entire...

Cool. Many thanks rockm.

Thanks rockm, I'll look for the Coussins book. Still curious to know if Elms have any particular preference for soil or if I should just aim for an all purpose well draining mix. Finally, does Pius Notter post on this forum? Could be good to have his advice on locally available material...

Alright guys, thanks alot. I will repot in new soil. I do have the book by Jerome Meyer (Bonsai Book of Practical Facts) which I know contains good detailed instructions on making a soil mix, screeing for gravel size etc. Any particular things about soil that Elms like in particular I should...

Thanks Bill, I take it you are saying I can continue to try to cultivate it indoors but that I should find a setting nearer a window. Should I be cutting it back at all? Does anyone suspect there may be an infestation responsible? Over watering/under watering? Basically it was doing...

Thank you Brian. I live in Geneva, Switzerland. The tree is being kept on a counter between our kitchen and living room, with large windows (East and West facing) approximately 5 and 10 meters away. Outside climate this time of year ranges from 7C overnight to anywhere from 20-35C during the...

Hello everyone, this is my first post here and I am very much a novice. I purchased an elm about 3 months ago. It initially did quite well but over the last month or so it has had alot of branches and leaves wither and turn brown/black. It still sprouts new branches and leaves but the older...