Hello.
I got this chinese elm, repoted it in proper soil and in 2 days it just started to back bud like crazy. It's doing very good.
The thing is, I need it to back bud in the lower part of the trunk in order to correct that inverse taper. Is there any way I can encourage that?
I know that more foliage encourages back budding, with the increased flow of the nutrients, water and photosynthesis. I just don't know if it will do that on the lower part.
Or, graft a branch from a different elm the next spring?
Thank you.