A 'yatsubusa' elm trunk

[cmeg1]

I dub this tree "Mr. Hankey". Hideeeeee hoooo!

JK of course...

What a monster! Let that too grow out for a bit, and you should have a nice tree with good movement and it doesn't have that exaggerated inverse taper you see on so many corners. You got a good one, and I have looked at his large Elms a few times and considered pulling the trigger. Good to see what one looks like after a few years!

Thanks,Eric.I got this tree for a real bargain from Brent.I especially like the huge clump yatsubusa he has on there now.
I am going to devote a lot of time to this bonsai.

You have a very nice tree in the making. I have had a lot of fun with these elms.

Thanks,Fred.You elm looks very nice and I am glad to hear a compliment from you,as I see a lot of your trees.
I have made a serious decision to persue bonsai over my long standing commitment to classical guitar and music in general.
That way I have time to give my trees more attention.
I will grow,cut and wire throughout the whole season as needed to really make an artistic tree
Now I need to do a search and see if your big elm from Brent is yatsubusa.

 

[cmeg1]

@fredtruck .that full grown yatsubusa tree in Bills garden is just amazing.How refreshing to see this.Had to save it.
In you yatsubusa thread down toward the end of the page.
http://www.bonsainut.com/threads/ulmus-parvifolia-yatsubusa.19072/page-2

 

[cmeg1]

Buds poppin'.

I am glad buds are popping in the right spots
This tree has been budding from the bottom up.
For awhile I was worried as the bottom started first,but now buds on every stub I left clear to the top and then some.
Just two weeks later!

 

[cmeg1]

The buds on yatsubusa elm are just rediculus.
Very cool though
I decided to propagate this variety this year an pop them in the ground

 

[fredtruck]

Yes, you've got a real handful there. I bet every time you knock off 20 buds, 30 more appear.

 

[mcpesq817]

That's been my experience with a couple of yatsubusa I have from Brent. They bud everywhere, it's almost hydra-like.

 

[cmeg1]

Yup.I have another in the ground at about 2" trunk girth.I am going to propagate from it this year.
I would not mind having a few of these in the 12" tall bonsai range with say,2" trunk on them.
See how fast I can push the growth on cuttings.also air layering is cool too.

 

[j evans]

That budding is unbelievable. Looks like a fun tree since so much is happening. Have fun

 

[cmeg1]

Spring looks here to stay!

Spent some time looking at this tree yesterday to get a plan.
Decided for now ,what will be side branches and what will be the apical leader.
I am not going to remove unnecessary growth till' about 1/8" thickness.Then I will grow what is left into branches.
All branching will be built from the already existing stubs that I left back in March.Buds all over them
Tree is a foot tall.

 

[AlainK]

Fascinating...

I love it.

I'd call it "shaven chewbacca"

 

[fredtruck]

That's a good photograph of the budding action.

 

[erb.75]

that is what my seiju looks like...repotted it and hacked it back...and 500 buds later...

 

[cmeg1]

Fascinating...

I love it.

I'd call it "shaven chewbacca"

Thanks for the words of encouragement.
I need to give myself a break and see the new Starwars.

That's a good photograph of the budding action.

Thanks Fred.I should of taken a picture of the back.It has a lot of branch starts to fill in some depth.

that is what my seiju looks like...repotted it and hacked it back...and 500 buds later...

I would like to see it Erb.I think these trees from Brent are fascinating.Or give it a thread.

 

[j evans]

That is unbelievable. Guess we know what you are going to be doing for awhile. Nice tree!

 

[erb.75]

Thanks for the words of encouragement.
I need to give myself a break and see the new Starwars.



Thanks Fred.I should of taken a picture of the back.It has a lot of branch starts to fill in some depth.



I would like to see it Erb.I think these trees from Brent are fascinating.Or give it a thread.

I can post it up on this thread...mine isn't from Brent though. Believe it or not I got it from a local nursery. I couldn't believe they had a seiju with a 2 in trunk! It has a slight reverse taper issue, but it's not so bad that I am wanting to change it.

 

[erb.75]

Thanks for the words of encouragement.
I need to give myself a break and see the new Starwars.



Thanks Fred.I should of taken a picture of the back.It has a lot of branch starts to fill in some depth.



I would like to see it Erb.I think these trees from Brent are fascinating.Or give it a thread.

 

[erb.75]

that was after I cut it back and removed 75% of the foliage in late winter, then when it grew and popped 1000 buds, I took off most of the buds....now it's popping out with more buds! again!

 

[cmeg1]

that was after I cut it back and removed 75$ of the foliage in late winter, then when it grew and popped 1000 buds, I took off most of the buds....now it's popping out with more buds! again!

Ah,,seiju.I thought it looked a little different.Cool find.

 

[erb.75]

i have a yatsubusa elm too...but it's different and I got it from Ken's world of bonsai

 

[cmeg1]

Green everywhere.

I selected branches on my other yatsubusa,but I am undecided with this one if I should let them remain a bit longer to help the tree regain strength after the drastic cut-back from earlier this season.
This tree had to go through an emergency re-pot while in full leaf to a 50/50 mix of akadama and pumice because of the unnecessary white fluff from that mycorrhizal treatment.Drainage was affected big time.It is in a great mix now though and barely skipped a beat.
All the shoots are no bigger than 1/8" inch.My limit is about 3/16" than they have to be removed.
If I do it tomorrow ,the remaining ones will probably grow a lot faster.Just give it crazy fertilizer with every watering.
Most all the branches will come from the stubs I left,so some taper will be introduced earlier.

Here's a couple pics,previous and now.
A month apart.