elm bonsai

Hello fellow bonsai people. I apologize if this has been answered in the past or if it’s novice question. My JBP and cork elms have had yellow leaves/ yellow tips on needles. Is this normal this time of year? Im watering less since it’s beginning to cool down. I’m in Southern California...

i bought this cork elm from meehan's in what i admit was a bit of an impulse buy (i will also admit i'm a relative beginner at bonsai). that said, i see a lot of potential in this because of the trunk. i 1) have two visions for that potential and 2) really don't want to accidentally kill this...

Figured this little cutie deserved its own thread. Started in may of 2020 from a seedling collected in Abq’s Bosque. 2020. Left to grow and set some branches with a pretty typical bonsai shape (which may not have been the best decision). It grew well as all elms here do. 2021. Unearthed...