Cedar elm cascade

[Ross]

I collected a ton of Cedar elms a couple years ago, and some of them were just re-potted from their crates into training pots this year. I think this one is interesting. It's a Cedar elm that I'm going to try training into a cascade. I'm pretty sure I ran it over with my car a couple times before I collected it. I am going to wait until it grows some new roots before I start shaping it, but I'll try and post an update in a couple months when it has leaves and I've been able to trim it a bit.

 

[Eric Group]

Interesting indeed! Loads of character in that trunk! Could make a nice cascade I think, or a very nice semi cascade if you remove a bunch from the lowest branches... Your choice. With such a think trunk, shortening the tree and sticking with the semi may give you a better, more mature image in the end... But with all that crazy looking age to work with, it ought to look pretty cool regardless!

 

[sorce]

It should chop back to a semi right nice!

I really like this one!

Do keep us updated!

Sorce

 

[Vin]

"Ran it over with my car"; they're the best! Looking forward to the progress.

 

[Ross]

After a little cleaning up...

 

[Ross]

Also trimmed this one up a bit. Nice bark on this guy.

 

[Vin]

After a little cleaning up...

Nice save indeed!