Thanks! It's not just cleanup of the visible stuff either, the root mass is a complete solid block that water barely drains into. My idea is to wait until spring to do anything, but watering it makes me think a slip pot or something else minimally invasive might be in order. At the moment I'm just stabbing it with a chopstick a bit . . .Wicked bark. Looks like you have alot of cleanup to do. Great material to work with though, another nice score !
Precisely! The advantage of that is that I can tell myself it was half the cost (per tree) . Thanks for your input.I see two nice shohins...
http://www.bonsainut.com/index.php?threads/cork-elm-plans.118/I have a thread here about air layering cork bark elms from a layer I did about five years ago...
I've use a wire wrapped tightly below the cut as an additional guard against bridging; not sure how much it helps, or if it just makes me feel better. It has also often been suggested to wipe the cut with alcohol or leave it exposed for a day to kill off any remaining cambium.Nice buy, and thanks for posting the informative thread. I've got a question. Twice I have tried to air layer a winged elm. Even though I made the rings twice the diameter of the trunk, both times the bark bridged the cuts. I'm reasonably confidence I removed all the cambium. I used Rootone. Any suggestions that might help me try again successfully?
Nice buy, and thanks for posting the informative thread. I've got a question. Twice I have tried to air layer a winged elm. Even though I made the rings twice the diameter of the trunk, both times the bark bridged the cuts. I'm reasonably confidence I removed all the cambium. I used Rootone. Any suggestions that might help me try again successfully?
Thanks for the tip!I've use a wire wrapped tightly below the cut as an additional guard against bridging; not sure how much it helps, or if it just makes me feel better. It has also often been suggested to wipe the cut with alcohol or leave it exposed for a day to kill off any remaining cambium.
That's an interesting technique. It's similar to something Eric Group posted earlier this year. Maybe I'll combine your advice with Colin's next spring and see what happens.I just keep whittling till it ain't slimy no more......
Plus this.
http://bonsainut.com/index.php?threads/radialayer™-a-season-saver.17046/
Process still being perfected, but it works!
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Agreed. A lot of those branches will become cuttings in 2016!the top is a big congested.
That angle minimizes the inverse taper, but it's still there, especially in person. I don't think I'd ever be really happy with it. All I've done this far is shake out the dead leaves and snap off a handful of dead twigs.This is looking good this tall!
shake out the dead leaves and snap off a handful of dead twigs