Your videos are quickly becoming my favorite on the topic of bonsai. I watched the “heal wounds” video last month to help fix a hole in an old large trident of mine. The results on your tree are great! Thank you
Such a beautiful tree. I’ve had a Chinese elm for about 2 years now and kind of gotten a little bored with it. This is some next level inspiration though, can’t wait for spring!
I have 2, one is looking incredible and I refuse to do a thing to it at this point. The other is determined to drop every single leaf over a slow period of time and evolve into a stick. Will those long thin beaches grow leaves again?
Thank you so much for your generous compliment. It’s amazing how the “exponential” effect kicks in around now with the ramification. All the hours spent to date are forgotten and I can enjoy the now.
Beautiful tree. I have a young elm with fine leaves down the street which I will be collecting, with approval, to start my own. Good information. Subscribed.
That’s great Kevin. Just remember that elms in development require other techniques as the focus should be on building structure. Very simplified indeed, you need to allow branches to grow longer before cutting them. But I’m sure you’re aware of this. Good luck and enjoy your Elms, it’s a very rewarding species.
@@TerryErasmusbonsai yes I will thanks I have 3 specimen tress that are already quite established I tend to let them do there thing with support from more experienced owners at my local club.ive brought cheap nursery stock that I tend to use to sharpen my skills on pruning and wiring still not that confident on working with a well established old tree
In one of your blog entries you indicate that this is an English elm, I wonder what your thoughts are in defoliating this tree in late spring...also, would you treat a Chinese elm differently? Thank you Terry!
Hi Victor. To be honest all I can say for certain now is that it’s an elm. Which one I do not know as each “expert” tells me it’s something else. Defoliation is a touchy subject it seems these days. Firstly, it’s only a technique for refined trees in good health and performed in order to allow light access to the interior of the tree to strengthen interior shoots. Late spring would be the time to perform the technique. This trees leaves are pretty small already so I don’t think too many leaves will need to be removed, a trident maple is a different story altogether though.
Thank you Amith. Indeed! Bonsai is not a hobby or an opportunity for socialising for me, it’s a passion. I also seek to broaden my knowledge daily by learning from other artists.
I'm going to do some major work on the roots. You say spring time is ok? All the leaves are out and it looks very healthy. I'm using 5-10-5 and she's in a large nursery pot.
Early spring is the best time to do root work especially if it’s heavy. If the leaves are fully opened the risk to do root work dramatically increases. You need to remember a key concept. You need to keep the balance in the tree. Cutting off a lot of roots will leave and imbalance between the leaf surface area and what the roots can support.
Terry kan ek 7 acasia bome aan mekaar laat vasgroei? Ek het jong bome en salhulle graag wou as een boom wil laat groei. Ek waardeer jou videos baie as 'n nuwe belangsteller in bonsai.
@@TerryErasmusbonsai Hi Terry , no I have not seen it in nature but watched a video on RU-vid where someone did it with some other trees and it just intrigued me. Thank you for the reply. New fan of your channel.
Helpful explanation of the nuts and bolts of maintaining this tree in the refinement stage. Most RU-vid videos of trees in refinement just show off the tree and do not offer much else.
Sure, they can be but if healed over. They definitely create character, especially depending on how you make the original cut. However unhealed scars I have a problem with as it breaks the illusion and shows human intervention. You’re free to differ with this point of view of course.
@@TerryErasmusbonsai nope, not differ at all, just a rookie finding his way in the Bonsai world, healed scars are make it even look more old, because that takes time, cheers.
Thank you Sir! From cutting it’s taken 15years so far. Here is a blog I wrote which will give more information www.bonsaitree.co.za/blogs/tree-talk/development-of-an-english-elm-bonsai
Well spotted! I didn't. The reason I did not is as I am not 100% certain what it is. I have been told by various individuals what they say it is and none of them are in agreement. I believed it was a Chinese elm for a long time. Then I was told it was an English elm. Then someone told me it was definitely not an English elm. I can only confirm its not a Zelkova. However what it is remains a mystery, but I don't really mind.
Hello Michael. I think you’re correct. However, I’ve had quite of number of experienced growers tell me it’s not. So at the moment I don’t really care what it is! 😂 I just grow it and enjoy it. It’s definitely NOT a Zelkova though.
