Ulmus Selfie Contest!

sorce

Nonsense Rascal
Messages
32,908
Reaction score
45,579
Location
Berwyn, Il
USDA Zone
6.2
I'm holding an Ulmus contest, for myself, and you should too!

Rules-
1. Ulmus
2. Win! (Create a dope tree and if you need to know you won, count likes or enter it in a show)

I hope to enter at least 7 this year, maybe even 9-12!

First up, a lil # I dug from under a park bench fall of 2013.

Last year 4/8/14
CAM00218.jpg


5/4/14
CAM00379.jpg

No leaves till May last year!


And current 3/7/15
20150307_165705_HDR.jpg

These 2 high roots are coming off, if there are good roots at the bottom of the flare.

Or will get pinned down to a better position.
20150307_164710.jpg

I expect this flare and surface rootage to get better in its new screen pot!
20150307_165543_HDR.jpg

This is in a 4inch pot! I'm trying to keep this right tiny.
IMG_20150308_030756.jpg

Only the central leader will be kept, and not higher than the nub, the others are currently lambs for the sacrifice.

Don't like it?
Run tell your Mame!

Sorce
 

M. Frary

Bonsai Godzilla
Messages
14,307
Reaction score
22,116
Location
Mio Michigan
USDA Zone
4
Ah Sorce. You're quite a guy! Bit wait! Selfie? Where the hell is your mug. It should be you and a tree for this contest.
I'll show mine if you show yours! Face that is. Once the snow melts I'm in. I have an elm to enter.
 

sorce

Nonsense Rascal
Messages
32,908
Reaction score
45,579
Location
Berwyn, Il
USDA Zone
6.2
Bottom up.

Cypress.
That's why I'm making these!
5 more today!
And one more slab!
20150308_163302.jpg
I'm gonna tie them off!
No more falling! The tree here took the plunge 2-3 times last year!
20150308_163839.jpg

Good call Ed!

Brew, I call them Ghetto Swamp coolers!

Mike Mike Mike!
I figured the girls would look if it said selfie! Lol.
But.......IMG_20150308_163650.jpg

Now they won't!

Sorce
 

M. Frary

Bonsai Godzilla
Messages
14,307
Reaction score
22,116
Location
Mio Michigan
USDA Zone
4
Haaaaaaaa!
Man, now I need to pry one of mine off of the ground and take a picture.
 

sorce

Nonsense Rascal
Messages
32,908
Reaction score
45,579
Location
Berwyn, Il
USDA Zone
6.2
Hey there's no start dates!

Enter the clump!

Sorce
 

edprocoat

Masterpiece
Messages
3,423
Reaction score
378
Location
Ohio/Florida
USDA Zone
6
I was just informed by my wife that a selfie is a picture one takes of themself ? lol I thought Ulmus selfie meant the thing on the pot was called a selfie and it was being used on an Elm.

ed
 

sorce

Nonsense Rascal
Messages
32,908
Reaction score
45,579
Location
Berwyn, Il
USDA Zone
6.2
So I noticed buds green and about to push leaves yesterday.

A little early but I had to do it.

This is the first repot of this since collected. It too, grew these roots in rocks and dirt.

Not many or interesting photos, the lines show the individual roots that got cut, and the general bottom mass that was removed, 90%!

Keeping the surface roots a bit deep still.IMG_20150317_040132.jpg
IMG_20150317_040059.jpg

Pot prepped.
20150316_174035.jpg

I chopped off a couple big roots growing down from the center.
Has a nice spread. Lot of good feeders, a good start for its new pot!
20150316_182123_HDR.jpg


Sorce
 

M. Frary

Bonsai Godzilla
Messages
14,307
Reaction score
22,116
Location
Mio Michigan
USDA Zone
4
How long was it in the pot since collection Sorce? 1year? 2 years? Lots of roots!
 

JudyB

Queen of the Nuts
Messages
13,751
Reaction score
23,250
Location
South East of Cols. OH
USDA Zone
6a
What is the tree in the background on the table? Nice looking base on that one...
 

sorce

Nonsense Rascal
Messages
32,908
Reaction score
45,579
Location
Berwyn, Il
USDA Zone
6.2
How long was it in the pot since collection Sorce? 1year? 2 years? Lots of roots!

It was collected around Sept. 2013, been there since!

Sorce
 

sorce

Nonsense Rascal
Messages
32,908
Reaction score
45,579
Location
Berwyn, Il
USDA Zone
6.2
Oh hell no!

You dug it already?

Who else is in?

Ahhh.

Sorce
 

M. Frary

Bonsai Godzilla
Messages
14,307
Reaction score
22,116
Location
Mio Michigan
USDA Zone
4
He'd to. My sisters boyfriend is in guess? Construction!
She called yesterday saying that him and his guys were coming to work on the garage. Getting resided. If I want that dam tree I might want to get it. So here it is. Kind of sucks. Going to be doing the bonsai 2 step with this. Everything is frozen still.
I was going to do a little tease and start with small ones working my way up. I guess we start large and work our way down.
Number 1.
 

sorce

Nonsense Rascal
Messages
32,908
Reaction score
45,579
Location
Berwyn, Il
USDA Zone
6.2
Hell Selmfie yeah!

Sorce
 
Top Bottom