Elm bonsai should be shaped according to the basic form of old piles, and made into different forms of bonsai, such as straight-dry, curved-dry, inclined-dry, water-facing, cliff-like, wind-blown, jungle-like, stone-attached and so on.
Modeling time can be in the dormant period after defoliation or in the growing period, but avoid the germination period.
Extended data:
Elm, especially the old elm stump growing in the wild, has experienced many years of artificial felling, wind and rain erosion, animal biting and so on, and gradually formed many different strange postures. Some are intertwined, vigorous and unpretentious; Some turn decay into magic, dry roots and new leaves, and there are holes in the sky, which is an excellent material for making bonsai.
Light-loving, cold-resistant, drought-resistant, water-resistant and moisture-resistant. Can adapt to dry and cool climate; Like fertile, moist and well-drained soil, it can also grow in arid, barren and slightly saline-alkali soil, and it grows rapidly. 30-year-old tree height 17m, DBH 42cm. The service life can be as long as 100 years.
Strong germination, pruning resistance, deep taproot, developed lateral root, strong wind resistance and soil conservation. It has strong resistance to toxic gases such as smoke and hydrogen fluoride.
References:
Yushu Bonsai-Baidu Encyclopedia