Bonsai_paul
Mame
Do I let it grow wild this season ??
Thanks
Thanks
New addition + my plan
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just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
Was it repotted this year?
What do you want the tree to look like eventually? Broom?
What do you want the tree to look like eventually? Broom?
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
Interesting. Would look good in a round pot.
Bonsai_paul
Mame
It was by the seller and the pic shows my plan
Bonsai_paul
Mame
This be next spring now
MrWunderful
Omono
If you want a more triangular shape you should pinch the apex and let the lower branches run to fill out the corners. You also might need to guy wire or just wire them to let them extend parallel.
Bonsai_paul
Mame
Thanks you mean keep Alex trimmed ?
Ali Raza
Shohin
MrWunderful
Omono
If you mean “apex” trimmed, yes. It could be pinched or trimmed.
Paul, right now, that picture shows us very little other than a ball of foliage. I see no nebari. I see no limb structure. Therefore, it’s impossible to give you any advice that could be of value.
Elms with a straight trunk like that are usually trained as broom style trees. The foliage generally forms a V shape, with a softly rounded top. The shape you drew is more of an upside down bowl. Old mature elms can approach that, but your tree looks too young for that.
What’s Inside that canopy of leaves very important. Is it a nice structure? Of lots of little branch fanning out from the top of the trunk? Or is it a total chaotic mess?
And under the soil... is there a nice radial spreading nebari! Or is it one sided or (hopefully not) reverse taper?
These will be revealed this winter when the leaves drop, and you repot it next spring. Once you see what you have, then you can make meaningful styling decisions. Until then, it’s wasteful speculation.
Elms with a straight trunk like that are usually trained as broom style trees. The foliage generally forms a V shape, with a softly rounded top. The shape you drew is more of an upside down bowl. Old mature elms can approach that, but your tree looks too young for that.
What’s Inside that canopy of leaves very important. Is it a nice structure? Of lots of little branch fanning out from the top of the trunk? Or is it a total chaotic mess?
And under the soil... is there a nice radial spreading nebari! Or is it one sided or (hopefully not) reverse taper?
These will be revealed this winter when the leaves drop, and you repot it next spring. Once you see what you have, then you can make meaningful styling decisions. Until then, it’s wasteful speculation.
Mellow Mullet
Masterpiece
Just let it grow for now and as Adair said, you will be able to tell more about it after the leaves drop. Maybe post pictures then.
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
The earlier you choose the main architecture, the sooner you can begin to grow just the branches where you want them. If you let it grow wild you will have less taper than if you just let your chosen few main branches grow. The difference between bonsai and a bush is the air space that you create. Strategically located tapered branches with diminishing size all in ratio to each other and the trunk. You don't grow things for a bunch of years and then start to achieve ratio of parts-to-parts, you design what you want and pursue that, for the rest of your life.
Bonsai_paul
Mame
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BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
was confused for a mo, you want the same outcome from both of your elms recently posted. in that case for this particular tree. you would need to cut nearly everything off and focus on fattening up a leader and a side branch. i think thats pretty obvious. get the secateurs out 
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Chinese Elm Development
Over 3 years years, a short progression in photos This started out as small broom type elm, i decided to put it in the ground to bulk out a bit after a year in the ground, it looked like this, this image is from march 2017, i dug it up to have a look and do some cut backs 20170331_123232 by...
Bonsai_paul
Mame
Wrong pic posted
was confused for a mo, you want the same outcome from both of your elms recently posted. in that case for this particular tree. you would need to cut everything off and focus fattening up a leader and a side branch. i think thats pretty obvious.
Chinese Elm Development
Over 3 years years, a short progression in photos This started out as small broom type elm, i decided to put it in the ground to bulk out a bit after a year in the ground, it looked like this, this image is from march 2017, i dug it up to have a look and do some cut backs 20170331_123232 by...
BobbyLane
Imperial Masterpiece
lol
tbf as someone said. this is just a bush with no direction atm
tbf as someone said. this is just a bush with no direction atm
