Zelkova Forest - restoration project

[BobbyLane]

people worry too much.

To answer in @AlainK style..

"Kay Serra, Serra". Love the non-french french

The thread will past most by. fred bonsai will pop on next week and ask when is the best time to prune zelkova.

 

[leatherback]

when is the best time to prune zelkova.

Ohw, I would love to know that too!

 

[leatherback]

The thread will past most by

Yeah, you are probably right.

 

[leatherback]

wedge even closer together

You think?



They are mainly planted deep.
Loads of pruning once established.

 

[BobbyLane]

maybe on ones that dont have roots all the way around, can try pressing together weak areas. just a thought anyway. those three look like they could work though yeh

 

[leatherback]

maybe on ones that dont have roots all the way around, can try pressing together weak areas. j

Lol, these are screwed together at the base No air between them.

 

[leatherback]

A few wires away from a nice small tree:

Gifted to a friend today.
That was quick

 

[leatherback]

Let's see whether root-cuttings work

 

[AlainK]

Let's see whether root-cuttings work

It should : there are suckers growing from the roots that stayed in the ground after I cut down a big one that was in the ground.

 

[leatherback]

It seems there are two threads, with another here: https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/zelkova-group-planting-when-odd-is-odd.47226/

I will not update the other thread.

 

[leatherback]

Soo.. I did replant the forest. By now it is starting to leaf out. One of the plants is still contemplating life and sitting. But the rest is showing clear signs of wanting to stay with me.

 

[BobbyLane]

combined with nice trunk movement, small leaves, ultra dense twigging this is gonna be good.

 

[leatherback]

combined with nice trunk movement, small leaves, ultra dense twigging this is gonna be good.

Thx., I hope so too. It will need a LOT of work on the trunks though. Decades of pruning wihtout cleaning up the wounds has resulted in ugly bulges and clumps of recuts. But.. Till mid-summer this can regrow some roots. THen the knife and dremel will come out to clean up some old ugly spots. Hope to get all the trunks to smoothly heal. (I know, not your preferred vision)

 

[BobbyLane]

Thx., I hope so too. It will need a LOT of work on the trunks though. Decades of pruning wihtout cleaning up the wounds has resulted in ugly bulges and clumps of recuts. But.. Till mid-summer this can regrow some roots. THen the knife and dremel will come out to clean up some old ugly spots. Hope to get all the trunks to smoothly heal. (I know, not your preferred vision)

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sounds good. i didnt notice the imperfections until you mentioned
yes for this type of image i can see how clean, healed trunks are desirable.

it will become so dense in a few years, nobody would notice. except the owner. peace of mind i guess.

 

[leatherback]

except the owner

buuuutt.. As I am the one looking at it most often, that does matter

peace of mind i guess

Yeah, and it does not have to become perfect. But.. It just has too many of these points. And I do not want to look at the forest in 2030, all dense and twiggy and realize.. The bonsai trophy is not an option because of ugly swellings & poorly treated chops. Once I have invested half a decade I really do not want to make drastic cuts anymore. In the first 2 years I am less bothered, normally

 

[leatherback]

One of the plants is still contemplating life and sitting

I decided to put a plastic bag over the one sulking without leaves, which every day I soaked with the hose. A few days ago I noticed something. Lifted the bag when it was nice and wet out..

The last one has started to grow.

 

[leatherback]

Trimmed the forest a little, Stimulating lower branches by holding the tops back. Happy to see it gaining strength.

 

[BrightsideB]

Looks great! Love the trunk movement!

 

[BobbyLane]

Gonna be so good! love the angles

 

[leatherback]

In winter I took some cuttings so I can expand the forest. Today I checked and jay..