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English Elm

English Elm Image 1
This elm was collected from a local car park where it languished amongst heaps of rubbish and old tyres in 1994. I had read that deadwood has no place in deciduous bonsai but just had to give this stump a chance.
English Elm Image 2
(Green leaves) By 2000 the branches were forming up very well. The deadwood areas are all natural. Work consisted of using a wire brush on a flex shaft to remove all of the rotten areas before preserving with teak oil. The trunk is a maze of passageways all interconnecting.

English Elm Image 3
Autumn 2002. The tree has settled very well, tertiary branching is forming nicely. The final pot is by Walsall Studio. A slight change of front is planned for 2003.
The English Elm Image 4
“The tree in summer 2004”

English Elm Image 5
Summer 2007 after fine wiring and new leaf growth
English Elm Image 6
Mature summer image 2007

English Elm Image 7
Trunk detail
English Elm Image 8
Nearly 15 years together

English Elm Image 9
Autumn colour 2007

1 Comment

  1. Emily
    January 27, 2019 - 5:01 pm

    What a happy story!

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