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Training and styling a Bonsai

     Training an Elm

 

 

 

         (Craig Coussins)

This case study shows an Elm being pruned and repotted.

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Picture 1.
This Elm is 5 years old and was planted in a large pot so the root system could develop well, and the trunk could grow thicker.

Picture 2.
The Elm after its pruning. Some branches have been removed completely.

Picture 3.
The Elm out of its pot, the roots have been trimmed to encourage the tree to grow a more compact root system.

 

The Elm nursery stock     The Elm after it has been pruned     The Elm Bonsai ready to be repotted

 

  

The result, the Elm Bonsai is ready

The formed Shohin Tree, planted in a small blue pot.

 

 

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