Water Commision Elm

[sorce]

This is the one collected later than primish.

But this ain't no sob story!

Reason being, where I collected it.
My Walleye buddy works for the water commision. Some of the tanks have culverts, where this was growing, under a grate, in a mini ecosystem.

It was growing in a 3 inch layer of moss, leaves, and debris. Under which was a slab of concrete. So ALL the roots were collected, balled up and thrown in the Pond Basket.


This was 5/27/15.




There is great taper and a curve under the soil line. Gotta ground layer it there.
And will Probly layer the top off this season,round the bottom of that last pic, for a natural broom using the small branches new branches.

Today.


Sorce

 

[Cypress187]

Great man, i really need to make better soil in the future. Your soil looks so drainy, i think my tree's would like it also.

 

[M. Frary]

Great man, i really need to make better soil in the future. Your soil looks so drainy, i think my tree's would like it also.

Drain is good but you need it to hold water. I don't know what ratio he uses but floor dry is the main ingredient. Same as me. Mine is pure floor dry wilt a little turkey grit tossed in to make me feel better. I only need to water once per day.

 

[sorce]

Great man, i really need to make better soil in the future. Your soil looks so drainy, i think my tree's would like it also.

This one is actually a lot of old rocks, oil dry, pine bark fines, perlite, and I been throwin in some Biotone.

My favorite is sifted straight oil dry.
Napa 8822 not others.

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[Cypress187]

I mostly use(d) baked clay for catlitter (TomPoes Foetsie-ba), but because i just started i thought plants allways needed 'real' dirt/sand so i also mixed compost and other non-drainy (native) soil. Also i thought the roots needed sharp objects so they rammify faster so most of them also have sharp aquarium stones. What for is the pinebark?

 

[sorce]

What for is the pinebark

Mostly fill. And a slight chance of root rot!

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[sorce]

Hey there Ulmus Lusters.

I remembered I had this pic with the text, "we tore this out at work, do you want it?"
I answered it, couldn't use the maple and it was full of scale. But it led to this elm. Glad I went!


More to come.

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[sorce]

This tree is doing what I wanted it to.

This is what I call Power Leaves. The ones that put on girth, Full Size Leaves. You'll see the shoot it's on.



Here's the air layer I'm hoping to take and make a nice natural elm with. The big power leaf shoot is a continuation of the big one there. Behind the smallest one.
Soon stub will be cut, and possibly the left low branch. Again to layer at the bottom of the pic line. ISH.



Here is the low part. A nice ring around the whole tree. Thinking about
Carving it in for a broom or clump. The distance to the curve in the trunk below the soil line will determine. Shoulda took more Pics of it out.



So yeah. 2016 layer one, top. Broom
2017 layer 2, middle. Clump.
2018, expose the curve and start it. Wild.

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[M. Frary]

Power leaves. I like it.

 

[vaibatron]

Diggin on those power leaves

 

[JoeR]

If I were to try to take elm cuttings, would it be better to use 'power leaf' stems or older smaller leaf stems? Theres a few corkbark (or so I think) elm stumps at the foodbank I volunteer at that I want to try to take cuttings from.

 

[sorce]

If I were to try to take elm cuttings, would it be better to use 'power leaf' stems or older smaller leaf stems? Theres a few corkbark (or so I think) elm stumps at the foodbank I volunteer at that I want to try to take cuttings from.

I'd say the smaller leaves will not transpire as much.
But the big leaves will help grow roots fast.

Try both!

I have only worked with smaller ones with ok success.

If course if possible, I'd layer it.

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[sorce]

Power leaves. I like it.

You know what I mean!

That's when you get a power growth!
No cutting!

Sorce

 

[M. Frary]

You know what I mean!

Sure do! Got some going myself.
Looks like I need to go and take some more pictures of myself on Elm Street later.
I got more.
Lots more.

 

[JoeR]

If course if possible, I'd layer it.

Sorce

I cant imagine what the main office lady would say to me as I struggle to wrap tinfoil, plastic, and moss around a tree and explain what Im doing at the same time!

I wonder how that would come up in conversation...

Like, hey, can I cut bark off this tree and wrap dirt, foil, and plastic around it so later on I can cut it off for this hobby you have never heard of?


Anyway, I think a good comprimise would be to use the power cuttings but cut the leaves in half.

 

[sorce]

I cant imagine what the main office lady would say to me as I struggle to wrap tinfoil, plastic, and moss around a tree and explain what Im doing at the same time!

I wonder how that would come up in conversation...

Like, hey, can I cut bark off this tree and wrap dirt, foil, and plastic around it so later on I can cut it off for this hobby you have never heard of?


Anyway, I think a good comprimise would be to use the power cuttings but cut the leaves in half.

Inconspicuous Airlayering is a technique I'm working on.

Bark color matching scarves.
Some places a bag will go unnoticed.
You can skip the tinfoil.

Sorce

 

[sorce]

I think the guy who came up with that was working for Reynolds at the time. Lol.

Sorce

 

[Lazylightningny]

Inconspicuous Airlayering is a technique I'm working on.

Bark color matching scarves.
Some places a bag will go unnoticed.
You can skip the tinfoil.

Sorce

Tin foil. You must be around my age

 

[M. Frary]

Power leaves. Chinese elm cutting from this year.

 

[sorce]

So that big branch branched.
Makes me wonder if you can get a branch off that branch in one season.

Is it possible to get unchecked growth to grow a tertiary branch in one season?




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