My other Chinese Elm

This is my other Chinese Elm .

This is how it was when it first arrived in my garden.





This was it in the summer 2012





This was it today , needs a bit of moss cleaning off the trunk

Very nice and nice pot as well. What is the pot?

Thanks , i have no idea who made the pot . It wasnt very expensive and i rarely look at who makes them unless i buy them off the potter.

Nice elm. You've done a great job of chasing back the apex. My only comment is that the silhouette looks a little too "formal," like a slanting bell shape. Could you maybe introduce a little irregularity?

That's just a nit, of course, but it caught my eye.

Zach

Smithy,,both your elms are great !! the first you have worked with more,,you can tell,,that... Love the bark on them both they must have been in the ground a long time.. i would be very happy to have either one !!!! great work take care john

Zach Smith wrote:Nice elm. You've done a great job of chasing back the apex. My only comment is that the silhouette looks a little too "formal," like a slanting bell shape. Could you maybe introduce a little irregularity?

That's just a nit, of course, but it caught my eye.

Zach

Hi Zach,
Your right about the shape ,as it grows i will try and get some irregularity in there . This tree has a lot of good points but also very difficult to change as there are no branches down the one side . When i got it i played around so much with changing the front and different angles . I do just live with what it is now .

moyogijohn wrote:Smithy,,both your elms are great !! the first you have worked with more,,you can tell,,that... Love the bark on them both they must have been in the ground a long time.. i would be very happy to have either one !!!! great work take care john

Thanks John, yes the other i have been able to put my stamp on more even though you'd be surprised how much i had to take off this one that was growing in the middle . This one came from a guy who had this about 25 years ago as mallsai and as far as i know he grew it on in a pot. I do like this one , the bark is fantastic but there are things about it that i don't like. Maybe i move it on in the future , who knows.

I found a pic after i cleaned everything out and moved some of the branches about. I remember taking this one thinking this would maybe be the front next time.