What my Zelkova has been through this season

[cmeg1]

This tree has went through 3 separate grow outs:

 

[cmeg1]

Three defoliations:

 

[Tieball]

Nice work. What's the trunk diameter...can you let me know? Just at or slightly above the soil line.

 

[cmeg1]

And here it is at a state that I believe will actually be mostly unchanging befor leaf fall.Then get wired.

I have soooo many photos of my trees,Thanks

 

[cmeg1]

Nice work. What's the trunk diameter...can you let me know? Just at or slightly above the soil line.

Just shy of 3/4" at soil line which is about a half inch below the spahgnum you see.
Nothing major...it is barely 2.5 years old.
Here is the first major Nebari work in spring of this season.

Hey,thanks Tieball

 

[Djtommy]

Nice work for just 2,5 years. Looking good
Im thinking of starting one too next year, thinking of making a multitrunk, there is this really nice multitrunktree at a place where i go work sometimes.its inspriring

 

[Vin]

Give 'em hell!

 

[cmeg1]

Nice work for just 2,5 years. Looking good
Im thinking of starting one too next year, thinking of making a multitrunk, there is this really nice multitrunktree at a place where i go work sometimes.its inspriring

Thanks Djtommy.I have a few multi/ double trunks coming up.Cuttings this season.These are planted right on top of inverted clay saucers inside the colanders in an inch of soil.Should look good in a couple years.

 

[M. Frary]

Have about a hundred elm seedlings I plan on heading in this direction. Your I'm gonna make brooms thread is the shit.
Good going,great documentation and you're going to have some wicked trees in the future.

 

[cmeg1]

Have about a hundred elm seedlings I plan on heading in this direction. Your I'm gonna make brooms thread is the shit.
Good going,great documentation and you're going to have some wicked trees in the future.

Glad to here it,Mfrary.Thanks,glad you like the thread!I am enjoying the process of growing some trees.
I wonder how elm would respond to defoliation.Some may say it is not necessary ,but I think it would create fine ramification and short internodes in the canopy of a well formed,small elm.
To wire al the small twigs and make pleasing form would be quite rewarding to do ,and see.
Good luck!

 

[cmeg1]

It's funny,I just went back and started to re-read my I'm gonna make brooms thread and boy, them little trees can be developed so much quicker.
That is why I tried to leave some sound technique on the last page of it
Thanks