BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
You'll enjoy the write up on elms and soon enough you'll want to add a couple English elms to your collection
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You'll enjoy the write up on elms and soon enough you'll want to add a couple English elms to your collection
Update..
Have made potential mistakes with not enough growth when pruning, or pruned too much and not left enough or perhaps I've done it all PERFECTLY (highly fucking doubt it). Left long growth for thickening and new growth is pushing through again already. Never fails to lift spirits, on any tree, no matter its potential, when those new fresh green leaves start pushing through.
Learnt a few things from this so far... so its all worth it.
Also noticed this growth is very "course" and rough. Branches and leaves feel very rough indeed. I've heard it mentioned before, getting course growth but never known why. Assuming it is a bad thing, but at this stage of development, I dont think it matters much.
Have made potential mistakes with not enough growth when pruning, or pruned too much and not left enough or perhaps I've done it all PERFECTLY (highly fucking doubt it). Left long growth for thickening and new growth is pushing through again already. Never fails to lift spirits, on any tree, no matter its potential, when those new fresh green leaves start pushing through.
Learnt a few things from this so far... so its all worth it.
Also noticed this growth is very "course" and rough. Branches and leaves feel very rough indeed. I've heard it mentioned before, getting course growth but never known why. Assuming it is a bad thing, but at this stage of development, I dont think it matters much.
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
yeh the elms are looking healthy
yeh the elms are looking healthy
Lol bloody raft. Just keep putting random pics of rafts in amongst your forum posts. See what people say lol.
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
my bad, that was a mistake, thought i was replying to you by PM! i must of clicked the link you posted instead of replying to the PM.
Here, I've got a little question for you.. as a collective..
What would this pattern and consistency of yellowing leaves, say to you?
This should, in theory, be one of my more healthier elms as it's the only one I've not pruned since I got it this spring, just letting it grow, whilst I think about its future.
Was repotted early spring, inorganic. Organic pellets fertilising and balanced liquid fert once a week.
What would you say?
I'm not particularly worried, as I don't believe anything serious is wrong just curious.
What would this pattern and consistency of yellowing leaves, say to you?
This should, in theory, be one of my more healthier elms as it's the only one I've not pruned since I got it this spring, just letting it grow, whilst I think about its future.
Was repotted early spring, inorganic. Organic pellets fertilising and balanced liquid fert once a week.
What would you say?
I'm not particularly worried, as I don't believe anything serious is wrong just curious.
Lars Grimm
Chumono
I randomly notice this same issue with chinese elms. I don't have an explanation but it doesn't seem to be a problem with tree health.
I'm getting the feeling that my fully inorganic mix is somehow not keeping them in as perfect health as I'd like.. I had already decided that I'll add more organic to my mix but I feel the 100% inorganic makes growth very harsh and rough and health is on a knifes edge a bit.
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
tells me autumn is upon us
have a look at some of the mature trees around you, some of the leaves are turning.
my elms in the growing bed are showing yellowing leaves. on my balcony i have an elm and field maple that have already dropped half their leaves. other elms still green but have dropped some old leaves. my biggest elm lush green but speckled yellows beginning to appear.
have a look at some of the mature trees around you, some of the leaves are turning.
my elms in the growing bed are showing yellowing leaves. on my balcony i have an elm and field maple that have already dropped half their leaves. other elms still green but have dropped some old leaves. my biggest elm lush green but speckled yellows beginning to appear.
I wouldn't blame the soil. If I can keep all my trees in completely inorganic soil and our summers are much warmer and dryer... The elm looks perfectly normal.
Dan92119
Mame
My elms get the yellow leaves occasionally, but I would agree that they are likely old leaves. My chinese elms are evergreen here, so it wouldn't be surprising that the leaves would get old and yellow when I might not expect it.
tells me autumn is upon us
have a look at some of the mature trees around you, some of the leaves are turning.
my elms in the growing bed are showing yellowing leaves. on my balcony i have an elm and field maple that have already dropped half their leaves. other elms still green but have dropped some old leaves. my biggest elm lush green but speckled yellows beginning to appear.
Am I being silly.. I thought the elm leaves stayed green? Dropping as it gets to winter? Lol.
Thanks, boasts my confidence in inorganic soil
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
They are deciduous and semi evergreen...the ones on my balcony never drop all their leaves...they are only dropping a few old leaves now but new ones are breaking out. In the ground they are more deciduous from my observations...i see far more yellowing and shedding.
Yeh we are approaching winter now as i said have a look around
They are a woodland tree and will happily grow in any soil.
Yeh we are approaching winter now as i said have a look around
They are a woodland tree and will happily grow in any soil.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Lol! Fall!
Dashman you're a trip!
Has it set terminal winter dormancy buds?
If so I would agree Fall.
But this happens more than just now, so if it is still
Growing actively it may be something else.
My Lil one, after I defoliated it and cleaned up the fungus problem, still went yellow here and there.
I wonder if it's not possible that a tree could resist the fungus on most healthy leaves, but get infected on newly emerging leaves spotty like this.
Either way....
Not a big problem and it looks otherwise healthy as shit!
So it's definitely not worth trying different soil!
Sorce
Dashman you're a trip!
Has it set terminal winter dormancy buds?
If so I would agree Fall.
But this happens more than just now, so if it is still
Growing actively it may be something else.
My Lil one, after I defoliated it and cleaned up the fungus problem, still went yellow here and there.
I wonder if it's not possible that a tree could resist the fungus on most healthy leaves, but get infected on newly emerging leaves spotty like this.
Either way....
Not a big problem and it looks otherwise healthy as shit!
So it's definitely not worth trying different soil!
Sorce
...the "waves" of growth or flushes of growth. I have yellow leaves here and there all the season, old ones that protected terminal bud/bud after pinching. Ones a new flush of growth is open and hardening they get yellow...
If you haven't pinched... the yellow ones still can be former terminal leaves. That's why that pattern is present, my explanation.
VAFisher
Masterpiece
I think I see some black spot which could be contributing to it. I have one that seems to get it every year. It doesn't seem to hurt the tree much though and is pretty easily treated. You might want to give it some fungicide to be safe.
Vin
Imperial Masterpiece
They have been sprayed with fungicide twice so far, once every 3-4 weeks, but not strictly. So they are due another spray. I will do
.Yeah, because I've not pruned this one, a lot of its leaves will be old so it's unsurprising they yellow, I guess
.Lol, I like this big issue over those branches. I feel like the more insulting and problematic they are, the more I want them! Lol. Thank you, I'll certainly think harder about keeping them or not. I'm waiting for the tree to tell me what it wants... but it's staying a bit quiet at the moment...
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
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