Caleb Campbell
Yamadori
Found this little American elm sapling growing in the rocks under my shed while I was mowing sometime in late May this year. It would've gotten weedeated, deer chewed, or mowed if I didn't save it so I collected it gently. As you will see, this things just skyrockets.
Here is the trunk progression. First photo is August 2, but it had grown a great deal already, but I don't have any trunk size photos. Pay attention to the dates when I get to the height progression, it will give you an idea of how much this has grown in total, trunk progression starts late.
Dates 1) - 8/2, 8/12, 9/24,
![8/2 8/2](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/400/400728-56491124db80b257415721866263d1d4.jpg?hash=VkkRJNuAsl)
![8/12/21 8/12/21](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/400/400729-19977f465c57f4ed0c8ba2036f9bf21e.jpg?hash=GZd_RlxX9O)
![9/24/21 9/24/21](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/400/400730-79570d2ad672883c60a1efdae89fdf9c.jpg?hash=eVcNKtZyiD)
As you can see, it's nearly doubled in thickness, from approximately 1/4" to just under an inch.
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Dates 2) - Both 10/26
![10/26/21 10/26/21](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/400/400731-ae43fc53557e4db3f469494d3f339ce3.jpg?hash=rkP8U1V-Tb)
![10/26/21 10/26/21](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/400/400734-db2d88b5fd42adfae4d80c474f131ba5.jpg?hash=2y2Itf1Crf)
Chunking up
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Dates 3) - Both 11/26
![11/26/21 11/26/21](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/400/400732-b442e8f38b81461d6f557e5a98a51e73.jpg?hash=tELo84uBRh)
![11/26/21 11/26/21](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/400/400735-4e9b5c47a6191c6bae146f44d5535fcd.jpg?hash=TptcR6YZHG)
Almost double my thumb! And it's still green and growing since we're having a bit of a slow winter.
Trunk probably went from <1/4" to just over an inch, despite transplanting it in the summer! It'll probably just totally take off next season. Under the soil the base is probably like 1 1/2".
Here is the trunk progression. First photo is August 2, but it had grown a great deal already, but I don't have any trunk size photos. Pay attention to the dates when I get to the height progression, it will give you an idea of how much this has grown in total, trunk progression starts late.
Dates 1) - 8/2, 8/12, 9/24,
![8/2 8/2](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/400/400728-56491124db80b257415721866263d1d4.jpg?hash=VkkRJNuAsl)
![8/12/21 8/12/21](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/400/400729-19977f465c57f4ed0c8ba2036f9bf21e.jpg?hash=GZd_RlxX9O)
![9/24/21 9/24/21](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/400/400730-79570d2ad672883c60a1efdae89fdf9c.jpg?hash=eVcNKtZyiD)
As you can see, it's nearly doubled in thickness, from approximately 1/4" to just under an inch.
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Dates 2) - Both 10/26
![10/26/21 10/26/21](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/400/400731-ae43fc53557e4db3f469494d3f339ce3.jpg?hash=rkP8U1V-Tb)
![10/26/21 10/26/21](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/400/400734-db2d88b5fd42adfae4d80c474f131ba5.jpg?hash=2y2Itf1Crf)
Chunking up
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Dates 3) - Both 11/26
![11/26/21 11/26/21](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/400/400732-b442e8f38b81461d6f557e5a98a51e73.jpg?hash=tELo84uBRh)
![11/26/21 11/26/21](https://www.bonsainut.com/data/attachments/400/400735-4e9b5c47a6191c6bae146f44d5535fcd.jpg?hash=TptcR6YZHG)
Almost double my thumb! And it's still green and growing since we're having a bit of a slow winter.
Trunk probably went from <1/4" to just over an inch, despite transplanting it in the summer! It'll probably just totally take off next season. Under the soil the base is probably like 1 1/2".
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