- Leaves of the Chinese Elm in winter: to leave or not? - Bonsai Nut
Here in NC, they drop, but later than just about all my other deciduous Even today (Dec 5) I'd say only about half of my Chinese elm leaves have fallen off the trees Compare that to my American elms, winged elms, cedar elms, silver elms, English elms - all of which dropped a month or more ago
- Chinese elm hard prune for dummies - Bonsai Nut
Chinese elms are one of the best at growing after pruning If you prune to leave some leaves on the stems it will grow new shoots from the axils (base of every leaf) close to the chop
- how long a dormant period for Chinese elm - Bonsai Nut
Chinese elms do not require a hard dormant period, and can be treated as a tropical with no ill effects I keep Chinese elms outside year round here in Southern California, and though they drop leaves for about a month, the temperature never falls below about 38-40 When I lived in Chicago, I kept my Chinese elms inside all Winter, and moved them outside in the Spring They never dropped all
- Elm budding - Bonsai Nut
Are Elms late to wake up as compared to other species? Reason I ask is last summer I bought my first Elm at the Bonsai show Nice little tree that I think has some potential It spent the winter in the shed storage and just took it out about 2 weeks ago No signs of buds yet at all It's still
- Elms and wire scars - Bonsai Nut
On most trees wire scars will eventually disappear as the trunk thickens The key to speedy recovery is quicker trunk thickening so if the tree is already bonsai and you plan to keep it in a smaller pot and restrict growth then plan on scars being visible for many years Recovery will be much quicker if it is allowed to grow and develop more trunk thickness Chinese elms are reasonably common
- Siberian Elm Progression | Bonsai Nut
I’ve got several varieties but have more Siberian Elms than anything else Not because Siberian elm is some unkept bonsai gem of a tree, but because they are hardy, they respond to EVERYTHING, and they are extremely plentiful here in the 505
- Indoor Elms | Bonsai Nut
Elms of any species are not indoor trees Never have been Never will be Chinese elms (ulmus parvifolia) given correct care can tolerate growing indoors, sometimes for years, if the particular tree you have is one of the semi-tropical (but definitely not a tropical) cultivar, special lighting and humidifiers They will NEVER, repeat NEVER, live as long indoor as they will outdoors Indoors
- Elms for USDA zone 5 and Zone 4 - Bonsai Nut
Elms for USDA zone 5 and zone 4 - these species should be able to be wintered, outdoors, without temperature protection, pot set on ground, protected from wind maybe sun, mulching in optional Ulmus americana - American elm, in the landscape susceptible to Dutch elm disease, in a pot treatment is relatively easy
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