JonW
Shohin
I have this large, field grown seiju elm that is fully transitioned to bonsai soil and ready to be worked. Its a 2+ inch trunk at the base. I've seen a handful of seiju elms where people settle with steam-pipe straight sections, and I've considered largely leaving this tree as-is, but I have limited space, I like smaller trees, and I think I'd be better taking it down from 30-some-inches to about 12-inches and growing a new leader. While the trunks don't start right at ground level, I am thinking of a mother-daughter design, cutting right above the thick branch on the left and making that the daughter, then chopping slightly higher on the other trunk and growing a new leader (mother) bending over the sub-trunk (daughter).
Do you guys do trunk chops in the fall on your elms, wait for bud-push in spring, or after first flush like on maples? I've done fall in the past.
These pics are from July. It is still growing strongly. The pics are labeled in terms of how I'm currently perceiving the plant (ie,. front, back, sides).
Front:

Left side:

Back:

Right side:

Do you guys do trunk chops in the fall on your elms, wait for bud-push in spring, or after first flush like on maples? I've done fall in the past.
These pics are from July. It is still growing strongly. The pics are labeled in terms of how I'm currently perceiving the plant (ie,. front, back, sides).
Front:

Left side:

Back:

Right side:

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