BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
Hi all, here is a little Ulmus parvifolia ive been working on a couple seasons, well it spent just over a season in the ground..
I got it like this
IMAG1564 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
IMAG1569 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
was never entirely happy with it and cut it back
IMAG1776 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
and cut it back again, i was inspired by an Andy rutledge elm i'd seen on ibc, some of you may know it
IMG_3369 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
IMG_3401 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
spent a season in the ground
IMAG3517 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
and dug it up recently
20170313_163421 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
in a training pot
20170313_182644 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
a tidy up, removal of leggy twigs/weak bits
20170313_184437 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
2017-03-14_06-01-17 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
2017-03-14_07-00-34 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
IMG_3973 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
IMG_3983 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
IMG_3985 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
after further branch selection, ive wired everything up and out to reach the light, the branches will thickned far quicker this way...but it makes the tree look even more powerful imo
IMG_4021 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
IMG_4019 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
Robin hood oak
IMG_5532_2 Major Oak Edwinstowe, Notts. 3 March 2013 by Steve Gunter, on Flickr
this is the Andy rutledge elm i was inspired by, still a long way to go but you get the idea i think
Chinese Elm 12/08 by Design View, on Flickr
I got it like this
IMAG1564 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
IMAG1569 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
was never entirely happy with it and cut it back
IMAG1776 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
and cut it back again, i was inspired by an Andy rutledge elm i'd seen on ibc, some of you may know it
IMG_3369 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
IMG_3401 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
spent a season in the ground
IMAG3517 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
and dug it up recently
20170313_163421 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
in a training pot
20170313_182644 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
a tidy up, removal of leggy twigs/weak bits
20170313_184437 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
2017-03-14_06-01-17 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
2017-03-14_07-00-34 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
IMG_3973 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
IMG_3983 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
IMG_3985 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
after further branch selection, ive wired everything up and out to reach the light, the branches will thickned far quicker this way...but it makes the tree look even more powerful imo
IMG_4021 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
IMG_4019 by Bobby Lane, on Flickr
Robin hood oak
IMG_5532_2 Major Oak Edwinstowe, Notts. 3 March 2013 by Steve Gunter, on Flickr
this is the Andy rutledge elm i was inspired by, still a long way to go but you get the idea i think
Chinese Elm 12/08 by Design View, on Flickr