That’s the Japanese saying for bamboo…. Which is accurate lolHow old is it? Plants sleep 1st year, creep 2nd year, and leap the third.
I'd say yours is busy putting roots down and top growth is not a priority. I bet next year it'll look much better.
Yes, I'm just growing the trunk.If you're just growing out the trunk at this point I'd give it all the sun you can. It doesn't look particularly scorched to me.
I'm not sure how old it is. I bought it from a Bonsai Nursery this spring, reduced the roots by a 1/4 and planted it in a pond basket in a raised bed. The trunks about 1" right now, at the base.How old is it? Plants sleep 1st year, creep 2nd year, and leap the third.
I'd say yours is busy putting roots down and top growth is not a priority. I bet next year it'll look much better.
I think the saying is referring to time after transplant, so your plant is sleeping, relatively speaking.Yes, I'm just growing the trunk.
I'm not sure how old it is. I bought it from a Bonsai Nursery this spring, reduced the roots by a 1/4 and planted it in a pond basket in a raised bed. The trunks about 1" right now, at the base.
Fagus Grandifolia, carpinus Carolinana or carpinus betulus perhaps? Btw good eye source.I don't think it is an American Elm.
The leaf base seems to even and the leaf to perfectly oval.
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I cut the circling roots in the spring. The soil mix in my beds are quite moisture retentive, but with a good amount of aeration too. Like I said, they're also planted in pond baskets, to allow the roots to migrate.It appears to me the tree (and the one next to it) were simply slip-potted into a raised planter of potting soil. I'll bet it isn't getting enough water - because the tree is rootbound and every time you water the water flows around the compacted roots.
Certainly American Elm can stand direct summer sun 24/7. I have three that sit in full NC sun, and that I just defoliated a couple of weeks ago and are now pushing fresh growth.
And others have pointed out... that's not an American Elm But it still is a nice tree. Just needs some root work.
This is why I gave up on pond baskets entirely. Sometimes you can water all day and the water just flows out the sides rather than through the root ball. I'm probably doing it wrong. And I don't mean to hijack the thread with a debate about pond baskets.the water flows around the compacted roots
What bonsai nursery in Ontario did you buy this from?Yes, I'm just growing the trunk.
I'm not sure how old it is. I bought it from a Bonsai Nursery this spring, reduced the roots by a 1/4 and planted it in a pond basket in a raised bed. The trunks about 1" right now, at the base.
I understand this. I tried some dollar store plastic baskets just to see how they hold up and have the same problem.This is why I gave up on pond baskets entirely. Sometimes you can water all day and the water just flows out the sides rather than through the root ball. I'm probably doing it wrong. And I don't mean to hijack the thread with a debate about pond baskets.