The thing that facinates me the most about this channel is what the video making process must be like. There's years between shots and so many different trees. Keeping track of everything seems daunting.
Lol! Thanks for thinking of us - it is indeed a massive job following all these trees over the years! But these videos I think are far more educational than one-offs right?
Elm is my favourite tree for bonsai. I like to ‘hedge cut’ the tree for a few seasons. Gets good ramification and then it is easy to select branches. I do wire in between though. So my elms rarely have such long shoots, unless they are sacrifice branches or I am looking for a longer branch in a certain area of the composition to create a better balance. Very nice small elm. I don’t have any elms that small.
I love Chinese elms. Started with 2, and now from cuttings i have many. I have also a group of 9 cutting that i allowed to just grow over the summer that I'm gonna do a group planting with. I have a nice pot i made and a nice slab. Not sure which I'll use but can't wait for spring!!!
Hi. I love the progress on this tree. I have a Chinese Elm bigger than this one (bought at Intratuin in February 2024) and I have it outside in the garden in NL. It has not given autumn red/orange colored leaves. Should I remove the leaves considering it's winter now? Thank you so much again for your awesome video and channel!
No dont remove the leaves unless you want to wire it for example - otherwise just wait until the tree drops its leaves in winter. Chinese elm, when winterized and dormant, will drop its leaves much later than most other species!
Well - pruning depends a lot on what your goals are :) If you want the tree to look better now you can prune them. But if you want to develop the branches or trunk, you might want to wire and not prune. Feel free to read a bit on our site at www.bonsaiempire.com :)
Hi, great video! I really appreciate your work-it was very helpful. I have a question: I’m planning to repot my Chinese elm bonsai this early spring and plan to use the same soil you use. Currently, I have beautiful moss growing on my bonsai's soil, and I’d like to keep it. Do you think it’s possible to transfer the moss to the new soil? Thanks!
The thing that facinates me the most about this channel is what the video making process must be like. There's years between shots and so many different trees. Keeping track of everything seems daunting.
Lol! Thanks for thinking of us - it is indeed a massive job following all these trees over the years! But these videos I think are far more educational than one-offs right?
@@bonsaiempire yeah it would much worse content if you just saw pruning and wiring without seeing the long term effect.
It's crazy that you constantly put out multiple year videos. AWESOME!
Glad you like it, and more to come!
2 years and you look younger!! Awesome video man!
Hey, thanks haha - wait til you see this tree in 2 more years ;)
Elm is my favourite tree for bonsai. I like to ‘hedge cut’ the tree for a few seasons. Gets good ramification and then it is easy to select branches. I do wire in between though. So my elms rarely have such long shoots, unless they are sacrifice branches or I am looking for a longer branch in a certain area of the composition to create a better balance. Very nice small elm. I don’t have any elms that small.
I wasn’t aware that you could remove the green leaves on Chinese elm in fall, that’s helpful to know! Thanks 👍🏼
Yes you can in late fall (most of the leaves had fallen off anyway). Its better to wait dont get me wrong, but in this case we couldn't.
Very nice to see the evolution of this bonsai 👌
Glad you like it. Making these long term progressions is time consuming but I think it pays off :)
I love these videos. Thank you for making them!
You are so welcome!
Enjoy watching your videos, very inspiring, best regards from Bondowoso🙏
Thanks for watching!
I love Chinese elms. Started with 2, and now from cuttings i have many. I have also a group of 9 cutting that i allowed to just grow over the summer that I'm gonna do a group planting with. I have a nice pot i made and a nice slab. Not sure which I'll use but can't wait for spring!!!
Ohh sounds great! I didnt see chinese elm forest often.
I'm planning to bring my first chinese elm this spring..can't wait to have this😍
Good choice! They are super strong!
I just got a Chinese elm that I’m so excited to see grow
Oh excellent, a small one like this?
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Awesome vidio 🎉🎉
Proper bonsai techinique. It will become a great shohin tree.
Thanks! Will keep you guys posted here in a year or two!
Chinese elm can be integrated onto stone very well
Hi. I love the progress on this tree. I have a Chinese Elm bigger than this one (bought at Intratuin in February 2024) and I have it outside in the garden in NL. It has not given autumn red/orange colored leaves.
Should I remove the leaves considering it's winter now?
Thank you so much again for your awesome video and channel!
No dont remove the leaves unless you want to wire it for example - otherwise just wait until the tree drops its leaves in winter. Chinese elm, when winterized and dormant, will drop its leaves much later than most other species!
The shoots on my Elm are very thin and hang down. Almost like a Willow.. Should I leave them or trim them back?
Well - pruning depends a lot on what your goals are :) If you want the tree to look better now you can prune them. But if you want to develop the branches or trunk, you might want to wire and not prune. Feel free to read a bit on our site at www.bonsaiempire.com :)
Hi, great video! I really appreciate your work-it was very helpful. I have a question: I’m planning to repot my Chinese elm bonsai this early spring and plan to use the same soil you use. Currently, I have beautiful moss growing on my bonsai's soil, and I’d like to keep it. Do you think it’s possible to transfer the moss to the new soil? Thanks!
Absolutely, that should be quite easy, so go for it.
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Hi can i start to bonsai a plant from seedling
Of course! Check our website for some articles; www.bonsaiempire.com
Verynice🎉🎉🎉
Thank you! Cheers!
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