It Has Wings...

[Mellow Mullet]

Hope it doesn't fly away. My winged elm really "winged it" this year, can't wait until the leaves fall. What do you think?

 

[carp]

The wings are annoying, break them off and wire your branches. You grow winged elm for the bark, not the wings.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

The wings are annoying, break them off and wire your branches. You grow winged elm for the bark, not the wings.

Not really, I find that they can be wired if you are careful. I also use tethering to position some of them. They can be wired, if you have the patience.

John

 

[Steve Kudela]

Cool.............it's really vigorous. The stronger they are, the better the "wings". Happy landing!

 

[Robert E Holt]

Whenever I would see these in nature, I always thought it was caused by disease.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Whenever I would see these in nature, I always thought it was caused by disease.

Seen one of these on a bonsai group on Facebook. I too thought it was diseased...now that I know better. They are intriguing.

 

[Steve Kudela]

Seen one of these on a bonsai group on Facebook. I too thought it was diseased...now that I know better. They are intriguing.

Lot's of fun to work with. I'll post a pic from spring. It's an old beaver dwarfed tree.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Update:

This one got a repot earlier in the week.

Here is what I started with after a quick trim:



After coming the roots out I was surprised to find a really nice pad of fine feeder roots, they really grew well last summer:



A little trim a shaping of the roots:



All potted up. This is not the final pot, just what I had laying around. What kind of pot do you guy see it in? I am thinking a shallow cream oval. What do you think about the tree and pot/future pot?



Thanks,

John

 

[just.wing.it]

It looks kinda tall....
Nice base on that one....
I dig it

 

[AlainK]

Such winged branches can be seen on elms and field maples too, especially in the south of France. I also have a self-sown maple that is facing south against a wall having such wings, so I suppose that they appear in hot dry environments, but this is just a hypothesis.
And when the branches get older (2-3 years), they are replaced by the usual bark, maybe a bit coarser.

 

[sorce]

Nice.

I think "shallow cream oval" sounds a little too pretty.

Add one "rugged" feature and its back on track. Chunk feet, a Lip, a band.

This tree is on the trashy side of feminine.

Sorce

 

[Cadillactaste]

Looking extremely graceful...and now that I understand wings. Pretty sick! In a good way.

As for pit color I think you nailed it.

 

[carp]

I still think the wings are ugly....

Height is good. Tall, thin trees are elegant and graceful.

I would go for a more shallow, and less wide pot next time. Maybe a glazed, soft rectangle. The current shape is good, but the size and color is off.

 

[petegreg]

I like the wings very much, they make the tree look different and are temporary.

 

[Underdog]

I still think the wings are ugly....

Maybe odd but they belong. Kinda like the Flying Lady on the hood of a Rolls Royce

 

[carp]

Maybe odd but they belong. Kinda like the Flying Lady on the hood of a Rolls Royce

I'm familiar with Ulmus alata, its a native here in FL as well. I think the bark is good and the wings are ugly. Truthfully, I don't like winged varieties of most anything. Corking is different.

 

[markyscott]

Winged elm can make nice looking bonsai. They develop very quickly. I wire in late spring or early summer after the leaves have hardened off. Usually the wings get knocked off when I wire. As the tree ramifies, you'll see less wing development. It's ok with me because I'm with carp on this one - I don't mind subtle wings on the young branches, but I don't find them all that interesting.

Here's mine - it was collected back in the early 90s. I cut all the branches back to nubs to start over 3 years ago. The develop quickly.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

Such winged branches can be seen on elms and field maples too, especially in the south of France. I also have a self-sown maple that is facing south against a wall having such wings, so I suppose that they appear in hot dry environments, but this is just a hypothesis.
And when the branches get older (2-3 years), they are replaced by the usual bark, maybe a bit coarser.

This one is about six + years out, grown from a cutting.

 

[Mellow Mullet]

This tree is on the trashy side of feminine.

Sorce

That sounds like a country song, lol!

 

[markyscott]

This one is about six + years out, grown from a cutting.

Looks really good for a young cutting grown tree. You've done a nice job with it.