Shohin Elm #002 neagari style

[Bananaman]

Small elms I have grown from root cuttings.

Tree is 4 inches tall above pot and the pot is by Peter Macaseib

 

[Bananaman]

 

[Wilson]

I am loving these background paintings! I have a whole group of cork elms that I will be growing out, all your threads/blog are great inspiration! Keep sharing your great work, much appreciated!

 

[Bananaman]

This year, I hope, will be the year that I can introduce some layering in the development of the foliage on these elms. Right now they are just tidy little blobs of green, but do not possess in my opinion the term bonsai yet. That comes from manipulating the foliage to a pleasing and dramatic shape.

 

[Tieball]

Nice! Someday, when you catch this tree not covering parts up with leaves, I’d like to know what’s behind the leaves. I’m curious how the roots formed....it's an interesting character of a tree. Is everything I look at that seems to say trunk actually roots? Curiosity has me wondering.

 

[Silentrunning]

This year, I hope, will be the year that I can introduce some layering in the development of the foliage on these elms. Right now they are just tidy little blobs of green, but do not possess in my opinion the term bonsai yet. That comes from manipulating the foliage to a pleasing and dramatic shape.

How old are your Elms? How many years have you had them potted? I have 1 Chinese Elm and a couple dozen native Winged Elms.

 

[Bananaman]

Nice! Someday, when you catch this tree not covering parts up with leaves, I’d like to know what’s behind the leaves. I’m curious how the roots formed....it's an interesting character of a tree. Is everything I look at that seems to say trunk actually roots? Curiosity has me wondering.

Everything before the green starts is root. They were cut off a big ugly elm clump. The last picture is the tree above.

 

[Bananaman]

How old are your Elms? How many years have you had them potted? I have 1 Chinese Elm and a couple dozen native Winged Elms.

The cuttings were taken in 2015, three years ago.

From this big piece of shit.

 

[Tieball]

Everything before the green starts is root. They were cut off a big ugly elm clump. The last picture is the tree above.

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Thanks. I appreciate the photo details. Refreshes my thinking that I should do something with all the American Elm roots I have around my area. Hah!...I was pulling them out and discarding them as a nuisance.