GerhardG
Mame
Hi All
I bought an Chinese Elm starter while on holiday in Cape Town, the trunk is about pencil thickness so it has many years of growth ahead before it'll amount to anything.
I planted it in a large pot for development and was very happy to find the nursery had done some root pruning already.
Since then the plant has had to adapt to two very different climates (purchased in May 2010 and moved to another city since) but it's very healthy and going ever so slighly nuts.
I've spent a lot of time looking at the tree trying to see where it's going, but it's too soon.
There are however problems with lower branches being thinner than some on top, which might lead to problems later.
From the examples I've seen (at the nursery where I purchased and online) I suspect most if not all these branches will be chopped later in life, but I really can't be sure....
My question is should I try some pruning or just leave it to grow wild and put on as much weight as possible?
I know a photo would likely help, but it's basically a bare 30cm trunk (nice movement) with a leaf lollipop on top going wild......
Thanks
Gerhard
I bought an Chinese Elm starter while on holiday in Cape Town, the trunk is about pencil thickness so it has many years of growth ahead before it'll amount to anything.
I planted it in a large pot for development and was very happy to find the nursery had done some root pruning already.
Since then the plant has had to adapt to two very different climates (purchased in May 2010 and moved to another city since) but it's very healthy and going ever so slighly nuts.
I've spent a lot of time looking at the tree trying to see where it's going, but it's too soon.
There are however problems with lower branches being thinner than some on top, which might lead to problems later.
From the examples I've seen (at the nursery where I purchased and online) I suspect most if not all these branches will be chopped later in life, but I really can't be sure....
My question is should I try some pruning or just leave it to grow wild and put on as much weight as possible?
I know a photo would likely help, but it's basically a bare 30cm trunk (nice movement) with a leaf lollipop on top going wild......
Thanks
Gerhard