First Post

Greetings,

I have been interested in Bonsai for about 10 years. I have read several books but have never taken the time to set up any formal Bonsai.

I did manage to keep an Elm tree alive in a 2 gallon pot for about 4-5 years; I transplanted a volunteer in a large pot and forgot about it. When I moved (3 years ago), I transplanted the Elm into a large container built into my deck. I was wondering what I should do about trimming the roots and shaping the tree additionally.

The shape it currently has is a result of hard pruning twice a year. The location on my deck will allow the tree to be 4 ft. +/-

Is it fair to say that this tree will not be considered a true bonsai, as it will sit in a large container?

Now that my children are getting a bit older, I should have some time I can devote to propagating some true bonsai.

I live in Indiana, a very well shaded lot.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Best regards

CG

with shade, I would focus on field growing some trident maples and Japanese maples in the ground. Bonsai-4-me has some good articles on starting this kind of stuff as well as advanced articles. join a local club, thats when you really start to learn

Thanks. Anyone know where to start with Indianapolis, Indiana Bonsai club.

Also, when would be the best time of year to pull the tree and trim the roots?

I will post a pciture of the tree when I get home with some sunlight.

Thanks

cg

Indianapolis Bonsai Club. Meets on first Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm. Meetings are held at the Garfield Park Conservatory, 2450 Shelby St., Indianapolis, IN. President Mark Fields: maf71459@yahoo.com, Vice-President Carl Wooldridge: carlwool@hotmail.com. Website http://www.indybonsai.org/