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Jackyboy
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Joined: 24 Feb 2005
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Location: Mauritius
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 Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 7:38 am Post subject: New Chinese elm |
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Hello,
Was so busy these few months that I couldn't get myself a new tree with my local provider. I went to a garden centre today to buy some seeds for my garden and I was surprised to find imported Bonsai trees! Was a bit expensive but worth to have one 
4 type of trees, blue cypress which was very very small but well shaped, fukkien tea, serissa and chinese elm.
There were about 2 dozen in all and I inspected all of them carefully. The fukkien, serissa and the chinese elm had all a thick trunk but I noticed they were badly cut and the scar was about 1/2 an inch. Very clear and noticeble.
Only one of them, don't know if I was lucky but it had a tapered trunk (not a perfect one) and no scar on the trunk. So decided to buy it immediately. Paid about £40 for it.
Tree condition:
-No visible sign of dry leaves.
-Lots of foliage and they are budding nicely.
-No problem with the pot, it has a good hole that will drain excess water.
-The tree is full of compost, I will find what is beneath the compost.
-There is a good definition of the branches.
I just got back and was wondering what I should do to the tree?
I think it needs a good trimming. It looks similar to the starter trees you get in a kit in the U.K. BTW my other chinese elm is budding nicely now that the temp has dropped, it was a bit in a stable condition in the summer.
I'm thinking of repotting in half mix of volcanic soil with half of coarse rock sand (basalt).
Any advice would be muchly appreciated.
Cheers,
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Jackyboy
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Tuppence2
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Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England (Weather Zone 8)
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: New Chinese elm |
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Hello Jackyboy.
Great that you have found some bonsai on the island! Did you speak to the owner to see whether he will be getting more varieties?
You will be able to upload the photos to your personal gallery here, now that Andrew has provided that facility.
Best of luck.
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Jackyboy
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Location: Mauritius
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:13 pm Post subject: Re: New Chinese elm |
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Hi, I had a chat with the sales assitant there and she doesn't know for now.
I'm thinking of buying a fukkien tea but the scar on the bark shows clearly it has been chopped.
I will wait to see if they have new trees but seems that they have got a permit to import only a few species. Might not get new species but may be new trees of the same species.
Will visit them more often now, they are only 15 mins drive from my place. 
I haven't done anythign to the tree yet, will have to wait and see.
JB |
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Stymie
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Joined: 18 Aug 2004
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Location: S.Yorks.UK where the sun used to shine
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:45 pm Post subject: Re: New Chinese elm |
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| That looks like a healthy chappie. Has it been acclimatized? If you're not sure, give it time to settle down before doing anything major with it. Very glad for your find. |
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steve
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: New Chinese elm |
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| The elm is looking really nice. Maybe the shop owner will import trees for you even if he doesn't carry them regularly for himself. |
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Jackyboy
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: New Chinese elm |
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I'm very tempted to trim it but I'll wait just to see. I'll leave it for 4 weeks. The tree look that it has been imported since a short time. Since a couple of weeks ago there were not at the garden centre. Hope that this little tree will acclimatised quickly! 
My small elm comes from a cutting and this one has been acclimatised, no doubt. I took very small cutting about 4 weeks ago on my small tree and all of them was sucessful.
BTW anyone can provide me info on a plant called Adenium. It looks like a Baobab tree and gives flowers. Will do a good bonsai. They are availaible locally.  |
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Jackyboy
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 6:28 pm Post subject: Re: New Chinese elm |
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| steve wrote: |
| The elm is looking really nice. Maybe the shop owner will import trees for you even if he doesn't carry them regularly for himself. |
Thanks,
I will ask, my guess is that they got a permit to import a number of specific varieties.
I had a look at the form when I tried to look for info on how to import and it does ask for specific variety and you can import up to 6 variety at a time. These varieties should be approved by 2 officials of the ministry of agriculture.
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Stymie
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Location: S.Yorks.UK where the sun used to shine
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: New Chinese elm |
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| Jacky, have you seen the thread about Adenium Obesum thats been going for a while? In the 'cultivation' thread. |
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Jackyboy
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Location: Mauritius
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:11 am Post subject: Re: New Chinese elm |
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| No I haven't, I'm not a registered member |
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steve
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Location: SW Washington,USA
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:50 am Post subject: Re: New Chinese elm |
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| If you were to become one it would be well worth the pittance. Having access to forums that deal with specific areas of bonsai as well as the a to z forum which is a tell all for specific trees makes it really nice for furthering bonsai knowledge. |
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