Pruning Chinese Elm Bonsai! - Greenwood Bonsai 

Yet again, a no-nonsense, highly instructional video showing exactly how to professionally deal with a tree that would perplex the average amateur like myself. No other bonsai channel comes close!

how you cut so fast and end up with such an amazing result just amazes me! Thank you for saying what you are doing and why as you do your videos, it's such a learning experience :)

The Chinese elm you’ve had for awhile is absolutely gorgeous . The trunk is amazing .

You made a great job of pruning that elm Corin.

Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing. greetings from Spain and until the next video👍😊

Thank you for sharing your extensive knowledge. You are like a good chef in the kitchen. The skill and speed of your cuts tells a story of many years of experience. Cheers mate from Aus.

Superb video. So ,so good. Good quality sound and image, Excellently presented .

That's one hell of a haircut you gave it! Can't wait to see how it looks in 6 weeks time

This video prompted me to drastically prune my Chinese Elm and it's now got so much new growth I can hardly believe it. Thanks for the inspiration. Grettings from Germany (via Ravenshead).

At last a daylight pro many thanks , glad i found you ,see you soon. Rj001

Greetings from Japan Corin. I very much admire your skill and your eye for design.

I have been a subscriber for some time now and enjoying the videos particularly the ones that has sort of a history like the ones that once belonged to your father 👍🏻

I love your personal tree collection. Some mighty trunks.

Great camera work. it is helpful to see the details. This enhances the educational purpose of the video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Perfect timing I was just planning on pruning my Chinese elm at some point over this week

Wow ..scary but educational..I just got 3 Chinese elms 3 years old....this is what I need in terms of knowing about the tree

The speed with which you work is amazing. Your experience shows. That pruning would cost me three hours at least. And the result would be mediocre.😊 That was a great watch. Thanks!

Truly amazing to see how quickly you are working and explaining the reasons for doing it. Just great !!!!

Amazing to watch you work and how you cut the tree so quick , cannot wait to see what its like in the next video . Really enjoyed this one guy's!!

Brilliant video as ever for me the best you tube bonsai channel Two experienced local guys did the same to my big elm 3 years ago and it looks so much better now

Excellent video, really enjoyed that. I bought several small Chinese elms from you many years ago and today they are all thriving indoors and are magnificent specimens now.

What's not to like with Chinese Elms. They are tolerant of bonsai techniques and if grown outside develop lovely small leaves and great ramification. Clearly they can deal with a hard early summer prune. Nice presentation showing what can be done.

I've a Chinese Elm a bit bigger than this one that I bought last year. It's not been pruned or repotted for at least two or three years and I'll be working on it soon so both this and your repotting video are coming in handy..

Been doing Bonsai now for quite a few years...and I love your videos. I always learn something new or a tidbit. Love from South Africa 🇿🇦 precision to the point Greenwood.

Thank you for this - I went right out and pruned my little starter tree,, it looks a lot better!

i did not expect hands that large to work so precise and delicate

Such a Master at his work you clearly love your job? you make pruning that daunting looking large Chinese Elm so effortless and I for one can't wait to see it's progression

What a transformation! Great to watch it being done so skilfully. Looking forward to seeing it again in a few weeks time.

As a newbie to this hobby have started off with one of these and the vid answered all my queries as to when and how prune my tree. Prompted me to order necessary tools from your website, so your work pays off! Thanks.

You make it look so easy.

Bonsai phill very good quality trees thanks corin and a lovely video thanks

I visited this nursery a few days ago and was so amazed by the beauty of some of youre tree's I couldn't resist picking up a small Chinese elm. Perfect video for a beginner like myself thank you.

Wow awesome tree

Wow! Thanks Corin.

Thanks for that. Love your accent

that big trim, you been doing thousands of trees! id get confused what to trim in no time

great video...looking forward to the update

WOW! Can't wait to see the customers Chelm in a few weeks, I'll bet there's a much more defined and refined tree!-Nice one Corin 👍😎😎

Might pop in soon

Definitely have to have an eye for it. Someone can learn over time

Awesome job corin thanks bud

A really really useful video. Thank you.

Simply awesome to watch

Absolutely brilliant

15:26 Never thought I would see that much action in a bonsai video. Would work great in 3D.

Good job sir. Very beautiful

I hope the owner watches this video and does the work themself next time. I always find it a shame how people own trees like this but don't experience the satisfaction that comes from working on the tree to improve it. That for me is what keeping bonsai is all about.

Could you put a time lapse on the tree for the coming weeks? That would make an interesting follow up.

Thank you. I would not even know the first step to do for the big tree you shaped. Bravo! You are definitely a Master artist!. One thing I will say is to fix your sound Mic quality. I have all my speakers on high and the computer and your voice is still coming out soft. I would just invest in a clip on Mic or something to allow the sound and your voice to carry louder so your audience can hear you better. I so much thouroughly enjoyed your presentation so very much aside form the volume problem

What a teacher! Amazing 👏 !!!

Great video 👍

Great job.. Thanks for the video.

great vid Corin.

Hi Corin dont know if it is correct to put these two words together....Horrendous perfection.. Really cant wait to see the follow up.. Again keep up the good RU-vids THANKS.

Can’t wait to see an update from the Elm severed trimming it had

thnx for sharing, always helpfull

Very informative.

Beautiful. ! 👍

Great video! Thank you for the awesome content as well.

thanks again. just keep videoing. bring us some hornbeams, please. good luck

Just been given a Chinese Elm and I've fallen in love with it. It's bit of a tangled mess. Is it safe to prune and cut back now in late December? This video has given me inspiration.

That elm is thanking you.

Good job buddy

Great video, just subscribed.

Good job

Love your voice.

Just for the record, if it leaves the white fluffy stuff behind they are mealy bugs not scale insects. scale look like a shield and make things that look like "scabs" on the trunks

Super!! Azerbaycan!

Love the video! Thank you for the advice. My only complaint is that it hurt my soul when you cut the bottom branches around 4:14. They would have been so nice for developing more taper!

Cant wait to see how it gets on after its haircut

Sir, I feel like I would really enjoy having a beer with you!

Nice work, your big trunk elm bonsai to the left is stunning, maybe 30 yrs old?

Would have loved to see the result after few weeks

I’m curious how much that elm 🌳 was when you purchased it? I know here in the USA 🇺🇸 if I’d had to guess retail at a store online you’d be looking at prob 2.5k-4k. I was actually was gong to purchase a Chinese elm tomorrow for $500 that’s over 30yrs old a real steal imo. Beautiful piece you have!!

excelente, siempre me llama la atencion , el vigor y lo sanos que estan tus arboles e ahi mi pregunta anterior ,que usabas como nutriente, tambien el lugar donde haces tus videos esta siempre ordenado y limpio. un saludo

don't know if I missed it... but when is a suitable time to do this? great channel by the way.

Bravo beau travain et rapide

👍👍👍👍

It looks like there's a hesitancy to clip branches on that customers tree. I feel like that leads to the tree not making the advances its could make in terms of branch structure. Its still beautiful without question. Just looks slightly odd without its clothes on (leaf mass).

I love me some "bomb-saae" :-)

Just bought a dwarf jade from you as my starter, planning to get chinese elm next year, just wondering what’s that you applied after you cut elm branches?

grest tree lots of vigor

Do you grow you Chinese elms indoors during the winter? I’m getting my first one is a few days and it gets below freezing where I live. Should I keep it indoors during the winter?

Great video, I have been struggling with my Elm and I think it needs a good prune. When is the right time to prune it back hard?

I purchased a Chinese Elm bonsai a year ago, and it has grown, then struggled, then bloomed then struggled since. It's leaves keep getting black spots on them, then it drops those...alot of them. Then it buds again and looks good for a bit...then black spot leaves, drop, repeat. It's an indoor, in window, South facing...lot's of sun light Southern California tree. Advise on how to get it stable?

When you go to the hair dressers for a little bit off the top and you come out bald.! 😂 hope the owner is alright to watch this video but the tree will be better for it !

thank you for vid

Would love to see a serissa.

That looks drastic but the tree will be better of for it

How do you encourage your old one to grow a trunk like that?

I saw the big elm from the customer and my first reflex was, where are my scissor ??

I have an ~12 year chinese elm, which I kept indoors the most part of its life. I didnt care for him very intense the last 2-3 years, but gave him water regulary, so he is okay, but didnt grow very much. Would it make sense to plant him in a large Pot or bucket and let him grow outside for 1-2 years on the balcony ?

Hi, love your videos and also in particularly, I love your scissors that I were using to trim the small tree in the beginning….do you sell this style ?

Heavy work you done, still it’s looking best we’ll. when was that date, pls.

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I fast forwarded this video (just for fun) from the 9:32 ... to the 24:51 and i said to myself ..."WHOAHHH" .. but once the foliage fills in .. this bonsai is going to be stunning. Could you provide an update once the leaves fill in again ?!? Thanks .. (Updates are always fun to view ... then one gets the REAL "after" effect ...)

will bonsai over grow if left unintended for years still in a shallow pot?

I got a chinese elm that has 2 trunks that emerge from the soil and then converge into 1 trunk a couple inches above the soil. What is this condition called?

Is there a specific reason that you pruned it in a triangular conifer style? Is it for English climate horticultural reasons or personal taste? I am from a warm climate and deciduous trees don't take that form here.

Is the cork bark chinese elm and chinese elm the same? If so, how do you get the corky bark to grow?