Chinese Elm Bonsai Broom Style

It is a vigorous grower and is most often used for broom and group plantings.

Chinese elm bonsai broom style. It is deciduous with small ovate serrated pointed leaves and smooth gray bark. Root over rock plantings are also common. Chinese elms can be trained in every bonsai style except maybe formal upright. Pots are blue or green.

The broom style is suited for deciduous trees with extensive fine branching. Broom style hokidachi the broom style is suitable for deciduous trees with large numbers of fine and delicate branching. It branches out in all directions at about 1 3 the height of the tree. Specimens with smooth bark tend to be less hardy the delicate twigs of the tree make it especially good for the broom style of bonsai while the long thick flexible roots make it suitable for clasped to rock style.

If all goes well you ll end up with a nice bonsai tree. They do not grow with straight trunks in nature and while it is possible to train a chinese elm with a straight trunk such a trunk would have no taper. Because they are fast growing you can train a younger specimen to have a twisty trunk or as a cascade or semi cascade in a relatively short amount of time. First a trunk chop.

Chinese elms are suitable for just about every style of bonsai except formal upright. These trees are from a big batch just landed in at premier bonsai. Chinese elm bonsai tree broom style a thicker trunk than the small broom elms that we sell a little taller and in a bigger pot. It branches out in all directions at about 1 3 the height of the tree.

The pictures are for illustration only. The raffia makes the branches grow up at the wound site. The following illustrations show the progression of a broom style tree being developed. The trunk is straight and upright and does not continue to the top of the tree.

The branches and leaves form a ball shaped crown which is also a stunning sight during winter months. Lovely chinese elm broom style. Hold your breath and lets get started. How to make a indian elm bonsai amazing tree indian elm bonsai kaise banaye diy bonsai maskaman bonsai thai orange bonsai reporting tips reporting tricks bobsai in hindi bonsai kya h nonsai ko.

This elm is a native of japan and china and is related to the ulmus genus which is the genus of the european and american elms. The bonsai you will receive will have a total height of around 28cm. Please note you will not receive the exact tree pictured but one just like it. I placed the cut below the reverse taper.

It will be planted into a blue pot. Broom style is also a good option.