English Elm

  • English Elm Image 1

    This elm was collected from a local car park where it languished amongst heaps of rubbish and old tyres in 1994. I had read that deadwood has no place in deciduous bonsai but just had to give this stump a chance.

  • English Elm Image 2

    (Green leaves) By 2000 the branches were forming up very well. The deadwood areas are all natural. Work consisted of using a wire brush on a flex shaft to remove all of the rotten areas before preserving with teak oil. The trunk is a maze of passageways all interconnecting.

  • English Elm Image 3

    Autumn 2002. The tree has settled very well, tertiary branching is forming nicely. The final pot is by Walsall Studio. A slight change of front is planned for 2003.

  • The English Elm Image 4

    "The tree in summer 2004"

  • English Elm Image 5

    Summer 2007 after fine wiring and new leaf growth

  • English Elm Image 6

    Mature summer image 2007

  • English Elm Image 7

    Trunk detail

  • English Elm Image 8

    Nearly 15 years together

  • English Elm Image 9

    Autumn colour 2007