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Ulmus Challenge - Clicio 5 years 8 months ago #42229

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Well, here is the ugly thing, with the infamous graft with a chopstick inserted.
I hope I can do better, aiming for a shohin.



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Ulmus Challenge - Clicio 5 years 8 months ago #42242

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Nice plant. I would say that your chop stick is not a chopstick, but the original plant, where it was trimmed.

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Ulmus Challenge - Clicio 5 years 8 months ago #42272

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I would say that your chop stick is not a chopstick, but the original plant, where it was trimmed.


Unfortunately it is a chopstick. I have sanded it down, tinted it a little, but it is a chopstick that was used to hold the cambiums together when it was grafted...

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Ulmus Challenge - Clicio 5 years 8 months ago #42273

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Will you carving out?

Aw.. and a question. How this species heals and decay after carving? I know it’s not the coolest on deciduous trees, but sometimes the only solution, like Uro.

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Ulmus Challenge - Clicio 5 years 8 months ago #42281

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Will you carving out?
Aw.. and a question. How this species heals and decay after carving? I know it’s not the coolest on deciduous trees, but sometimes the only solution, like Uro.


Yes, I will carve it out eventually.
I really don't know, but I've seen Elms with jin, shari and uros (not that I like them on deciduous, but sometimes it is the only way to disguise an ugly feature).
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Ulmus Challenge - Clicio 5 years 8 months ago #42296

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Just make it as low as you can withou creating a hollow. Then cut the bark all around off for a mm thin strip. That will activate the cambium to start healing again. Add some cutpaste on top, get the plant to grow strong and in a season or 2 the chopsticksite will be closed.
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Ulmus Challenge - Clicio 5 years 8 months ago #42346

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Just make it as low as you can withou creating a hollow. Then cut the bark all around off for a mm thin strip. That will activate the cambium to start healing again. Add some cutpaste on top, get the plant to grow strong and in a season or 2 the chopsticksite will be closed.


Did as I was told.
Thank you, LB, now I'm SURE I will win this contest!



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Ulmus Challenge - Clicio 5 years 8 months ago #42349

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Thank you, LB, now I'm SURE I will win this contest!

Just wait till I add a little glitter and stars into mine!

Really neat solution :)
I’m still curious about carving elms if someone have ref links.

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I’m still curious about carving elms if someone have ref links.

I would say.. Look at Will baddeley's work. He has some nice elms that he carved.

Mine will win. I am going to surprise everyone with my solution, I can tell. Can you say cascade?
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I’m still curious about carving elms if someone have ref links.

I would say.. Look at Will baddeley's work. He has some nice elms that he carved.

Thanks :)

Mine will win. I am going to surprise everyone with my solution, I can tell. Can you say cascade?

I started to feel trouble that I’m nowhere with the glitter idea...


Im still struggle with mine :/ Chop, don’t chop, layer, change angle, wtf, etc... It’ll coming!
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