M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
This a Seiju chinese elm. When I was first getting back into bonsai a few years ago I was tree poor. Nothing good, just a couple procumbens being bent to crap. My brother was working on the road in one of the Carolinas and came across 2 trees at a nursery. He was looking for flowering plants for his wife. Way in the back were 2 lonesome overgrown bonsai trees. Apparently the previous owner dabbled in bonsai. These came with the store,we don't know what to do or how to take care of them,we'll give you a deal if you take them off of our hands. He bought them and brought them home with him. The other is a regular Chinese elm. Nice one too. He got them both for $60.00 Not bad.
The tree was in so so shape. Let run wild and no repotting done in how long. It had a little root rot going too. The first year all I did was repot it and look at it. I had never seen one before. These trees will captivate you wit the tiny leaves and fine branches. Plus I didn't know the first thing about these trees and didn't want to f#/K it up. Come to find out this tree is one tough S.O.B. To look at one you would think it would die at a moments notice they look so delicate. This tree gives the American elms I have a run for their money on toughness.
This year I am going to layer it in 2. The bottom part will make an excellent tree. The top gets put in the ground to grow and to be my Seiju factory.
In one of these pictures you will see tape on some branches. They don't bend so well. The one I snapped off completely. I superglue it back on taped it and it healed!
This tree is by far my favorite. It got me started down elm street and has me looking high and low for all different kinds of elms. One day soon I will get one of those big buggers from Brent at Evergreen Gardenworks. The price may be steep but I hate to say it,there is no other tree in my opinion that makes a better bonsai than a Seiju elm. The durability,cold hardiness,the bark and the tiny leaves in proportion to the tree.
The tree was in so so shape. Let run wild and no repotting done in how long. It had a little root rot going too. The first year all I did was repot it and look at it. I had never seen one before. These trees will captivate you wit the tiny leaves and fine branches. Plus I didn't know the first thing about these trees and didn't want to f#/K it up. Come to find out this tree is one tough S.O.B. To look at one you would think it would die at a moments notice they look so delicate. This tree gives the American elms I have a run for their money on toughness.
This year I am going to layer it in 2. The bottom part will make an excellent tree. The top gets put in the ground to grow and to be my Seiju factory.
In one of these pictures you will see tape on some branches. They don't bend so well. The one I snapped off completely. I superglue it back on taped it and it healed!
This tree is by far my favorite. It got me started down elm street and has me looking high and low for all different kinds of elms. One day soon I will get one of those big buggers from Brent at Evergreen Gardenworks. The price may be steep but I hate to say it,there is no other tree in my opinion that makes a better bonsai than a Seiju elm. The durability,cold hardiness,the bark and the tiny leaves in proportion to the tree.
