Chinese elm spring prune

[@brucedeacon28]

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[@Bonsai_Noob]

Noo! dont cut that branch on the right it gives you asimetry and makes the tree interesting, if it goes, it will make it a bit of a boring blob/cone

[@YasuiBonsai]

I think you may be confused with the sacrificial branch and the right hand branch…. The plan was never to remove the right side branch but to remove the sacrificial coming from Lower on the trunk 👍🏼

[@Bonsai_Noob]

@@YasuiBonsai oh yeah, that will need to go lol. After I re-watxhed the video without kids screaming around I got that. Your plan to air layer sounds good. Could also do it as a cuttings

[@YasuiBonsai]

@@Bonsai_Noob any tips on cuttings that large ? I have heard they can be done…

[@Bonsai_Noob]

@@YasuiBonsai yep I use powder hormone and keep them wet in my greenhouse. I have a little $20 greenhouse from the supermarket which works the trick, very similar to what Callan from rojin bonsai has on his bench but bigger... That keeps the cuttings moist, gotta make sure to keep it off the ground or use lots of slug pellets, they love they conditions in there, voracious little buggers

[@YasuiBonsai]

@@Bonsai_Noob yeah I have an issue with slugs atm, I try to use natural remedies as much as I can as there’s also a hedgehog that visits my trees nearly every night… knocks some over sometimes 😂