Cosmos
Shohin
I heard everybody say that:
1) Elms are amazing growers, and almost unkillable.
2) Therefore, perfect for beginners.
Siberian elms grow like weeds here, in the most incredible places (cracks in the pavement, gravel beds, etc). I collected this stump on May 5 of this year, which was probably a week too late according to the standard (the leaves were beginning to emerge). The tree was about 4-5' tall, clearly quite young but getting a lot of sun, not much competition.
It was pushing buds 5 days (?!) after collection, and leaves were emerging about 10 days later. It had a big push in late May-early June, slowed down for 2 weeks or so, and then started growing again recently, with buds forming on the chop site. The only thing I did to it was bud selection (lots of 2-3-4 buds pushing together) and fertilization in mid-June.
The last 3 pics are from this morning. Thoughts, suggestions?
Should I start thinking about wiring the branches this growing season? My preference would be to shape the tree using clip-and-grow where possible. Should I prune this year? (some branches already have ramification).
The only issue I have been encountering so far was yellowing/drying of leaves at the base of branches. Doesn't look too alarming. Siberians here often have ravaged foliage, very ugly, to something to monitor I guess.
Thank to Zach Smith for his informative blog posts.
1) Elms are amazing growers, and almost unkillable.
2) Therefore, perfect for beginners.
Siberian elms grow like weeds here, in the most incredible places (cracks in the pavement, gravel beds, etc). I collected this stump on May 5 of this year, which was probably a week too late according to the standard (the leaves were beginning to emerge). The tree was about 4-5' tall, clearly quite young but getting a lot of sun, not much competition.
It was pushing buds 5 days (?!) after collection, and leaves were emerging about 10 days later. It had a big push in late May-early June, slowed down for 2 weeks or so, and then started growing again recently, with buds forming on the chop site. The only thing I did to it was bud selection (lots of 2-3-4 buds pushing together) and fertilization in mid-June.
The last 3 pics are from this morning. Thoughts, suggestions?
Should I start thinking about wiring the branches this growing season? My preference would be to shape the tree using clip-and-grow where possible. Should I prune this year? (some branches already have ramification).
The only issue I have been encountering so far was yellowing/drying of leaves at the base of branches. Doesn't look too alarming. Siberians here often have ravaged foliage, very ugly, to something to monitor I guess.
Thank to Zach Smith for his informative blog posts.