Hi everybody
Happy to report that my gardendori chinese cork bark elm survived collection and even freezing temperatures that followed shortly after I planted it in my garden and went lower than -10°C.
It grew very well and I even managed to airlayer the bottom branch that is not needed for design.
Quick history:
This tree was planted by my friend who worked at the supermarket selling mallsais and she got this tree as a usual young "bonsai".
She planted it in her garden where it grew to be some 8 metres tall in I don´t know how many years.
She moved away and her sister called me she needed to get rid of few trees to make place for some tulips and if I wanted them.
Or she would cut and burn them otherwise.
Am I lucky or what?

So pics after collection, after first season at my place in the ground, detail of the bark and airlayered branch (it had to be cut early because it was loosing most of the leaves, had just a very few short roots and now it is getting some more in a bowl of water before I plant it in zeolite as usual

Really beautiful bark!

yeah,seems to be great material and with the right treatment it could become a very nice bonsai!
Can you show he other sides of the trunk?

Here are few taken after collection

hmm, still a nice one, but i've lost a bit of my enthousiasm
I didn't see the second fat trunk first. Do you already have an idea of the progression?

Hi Marco,

sorry for the late reply.
I have a sketch of how I would like it to go.
If you have any suggestions please share them

I just found the pics of the tree when it have been still growing in friend´s garden

still a cool tree. Keeping or selling this one?

I hope to make this one a highlight of my collection

Mimo wrote:

I hope to make this one a highlight of my collection

Such a shame