Fall color on a little Seiju

I both love and hate this time of year.
Just wish the winters were a little shorter.

I really like your tree with it,s colors !! if you don,t mind where do you find this type of elm??? i like the bark a lot also...thanks for posting...take care john

Hi,

This tree will be a inspiration for my cutting.

Here he is:









This drawing will be also helpful:

Thanks John. These were a gift, but Brent at Evergreen Garden Works has a nice selection of them.

Hi Chappy,

Any developments about your Seiju Elm?

No real developments yet, but just growing and healthy.

Looking good chappy I love the bark on those

does anyone knows how can i manage to get one of these in Portugual?

I asked the Wee Tree Farm but they don't ship to Portugal.

Hi

These photos were taken in February 2012








In May 2012

Ulmus parvifolia 'Seiju' is a sport of 'Hokkaido' which turned up in 1976 in California. The leaves are small to tiny, depending on the size of the tree & pot. It is a tad bigger than 'Hokkaido,' but less finicky. It is extremely popular in the US. It is not sold in general nurseries, only in Bonsai nurseries. If you can't find it in West Virginia, many of the mail-order bonsai sellers carry it. I bet you could find it on eBay.
I'm surprised if it hasn't reached Europe by now. I bet one of the British nurseries has it.
Iris

From Wikipedia:
The tree is commercially available in the USA and Australia where it is popular as a bonsai subject.[3] The tree was also listed in the UK until 2002.
[edit]Accessions

[edit]North America
Bartlett Tree Experts. Acc. no. 2004-519
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri. Acc. nos. 1999-1924, 1999-1925, 2003-2731.
Smith College. Acc. no. 29788
[edit]Europe
Grange Farm Arboretum [2], Sutton St. James, Spalding, Lincs., UK. Acc. no. 836.
[edit]Nurseries

[edit]North America
(Widely available)
[edit]Australasia
Yamina Rare Plants [3], Monbulk, Melbourne, Australia.
I wonder why it is no longer available in UK. Strange.
Iris

sorry to intrude but anyway to get Seiju seeds ? they are impossible to find in my part of the world so was hoping for some seeds or unrooted cuttings

Hi,

Look what i found:
http://www.bonsaitoolchest.com/download/seiju_elm.pdf

Regards.

Very nice Seuji Elm.

I would like to grow this species of Chinese elm again. I had one about 30 some years ago when I was still learning the basics of Bonsai.

It died, probably from over watering and not having the right soil mixture etc. Beginners loss.

I'm growing Ulmus parvifolia "Allee" now. The bark and roots of "Alee" begin to flake off at 1" caliper.

Grows kind of like an American Elm in shape.

Gary Swiech wrote:I'm growing Ulmus parvifolia "Alee" now. The bark and roots of "Alee" begin to flake off at 1" caliper.

Grows kind of like an American Elm in shape.

Hi,
Photos, please.

Here's some photos of "Allee".

In training three years.





A trunk of an 'Allee' that I planted out.



Pictures of "Allee".



The mature bark:

Hard to beat that color...

I think I'll plant this one in the ground next Spring to gain in trunk size, and get that coloring going faster.