Propagate Chinese Elm from Cuttings for Bonsai 🌱*EASY*

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

I love all the different areas you covered with this video Adam. You know I now have 5 years worth of different aged cuttings (100's) using this same principle. The more people who follow this approach the more bonsai this world will inherit! Great stuff as always my friend :)

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks very much Xavier! You are the man when it comes to the Elms! 🤗🌳 Have you ever put together a mini clump style one?

[@XaviersBonsaiRetreat]

@@notionbonsai Quite a few Adam. That is my go to approach with the more boring cuttings as they develop :)

[@Sweet-Sue-42]

Thank you for showing this process in such detail. It is true this elm species roots so easily. I accidentally made a cutting when I pruned one of mine and a small twig that landed on the soil went unnoticed. It rooted with no more encouragement than that.

[@Bonsai_Noob]

Nice vid, the explanation is super simple and easy to follow. root cuttings are the most common way how those garden centre elms with the two legs are grow. That is a crazy process, just from a root, boom a whole tree.

[@glennstevenson6242]

Well done mate! Very enjoyable to watch.

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thanks!

[@danielsickelmore]

Great video, Adam! 🙌🏻 I can appreciate the time and dedication that gets put into your high quality and informative videos. I have a few Elm trees growing near to where I work and I was going to wait until Autumn to collect seeds, but I'd like to try some cuttings. I just hope I don't look like a weirdo clipping a tree on the side of the street! 😂

[@HarryMclean-er2ii]

you should make a bonsai that looks like your channel logo for a fun challenge :)

[@notionbonsai]

This is a cool idea!! I think itoigawa juniper would be the best species to do this with 😁

[@HarryMclean-er2ii]

@@notionbonsai 👍

[@dieiuai-malebenselbstgebau1523]

A very nice video.

[@reggiehansen5277]

Love the Denecke slate tattoo. I think this will be a good hobby for a 2nd AC.

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thanks! Bonsai is a very rewarding hobby!

[@jamestookmccoy]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge bro.

[@notionbonsai]

Thank you for watching 😀

[@bonsaisn]

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[@notionbonsai]

Xin chào! Vui mừng vì bạn thấy phương pháp cắt này hữu ích. Chúc các bạn trồng cây cảnh thành công! 🌱

[@johnmichaelrutherford3514]

This video is so helpful and ironic because just yesterday I was out at the bank and saw a pretty tree that I wanted to look at and it was luckily a Chinese elm so I took a few cuttings.

[@notionbonsai]

That's great!! Perfect timing then! Good luck with your new cuttings 🌱

[@johnmichaelrutherford3514]

@@notionbonsai yeah, so far kind of messing it up I put them in full sun and they went a bit droopy but quickly moved them into full shade luckily everything else I've done is pretty muchly what you did except I don't have rooting hormone.

[@karlcottingham1472]

I love the videos. Please keep them coming. So I have several American elm bonsai from seed and pieces of root propagation. Last year an elm volunteer sprang up. More of a brownish green color. The Americans have a grayish color bark. Might my new one be a Chinese elm? Hope so. Do you know if both species strike equally successfully. Thanks. Karl

[@weeduz01gamereviews54]

learning a lot from your videos. thank you!

[@alfredomarotta6604]

Hello Adam another great and informative video 👍✌️enjoy the weekend.

[@notionbonsai]

thanks Alfredo! You too!

[@watsup6084]

Great tutorial Adamn. I would suggest to get some more special cultivars to propagate. For example I have gotten rough bark elms and itoigawa junipers as mothertrees. It means spending a bit more money but then in the future you have some really sought for trees for friends and/or your club. Nothing wrong with the regular chinese elms, they're awesome to work with.

[@notionbonsai]

Thats a good idea watsup! As a species I really love Elms! Their leaves look so nice to me 🙂I have plenty of Itoigawa now! 🌳🌳🌳

[@raymondplodzien7459]

I always get so much out of your videos Adam.

[@noellangan9806]

Could never get a nice one where i live, bought a not so nice grafted one from a shop as a parent plant, took some cuttings earlier in the year and they're just rooting now for me 😁

[@notionbonsai]

Ahh nice one! In a bigger pot they will thicken for you in no time! I would advise wiring them when they are really young as when they thicken it can be tricky to bend them without snapping!

[@wookamust.maximus3195]

This video is incredible. This was all the information I've been really trying to find and also be delivered in the way i need to hear it. Thanks a Bazillion, Dude! I have been collecting 4-7 inch chinese elms growing from cracks along water ways or between the cement and my apartment building. It was the discovery that these plants i was looking at were little Elms that started me down this road which has been a blast these last 6 months. Thanks again!

[@VictorHHH7]

Great video, How is the clump style Chinese elm doing now

[@Akatsuki-En]

New notion leeeeeets goooooooo

[@admngulahmed6909]

Excellent

[@notionbonsai]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Niemamoka]

Nice informative video. I took my cuttings 3 weeks ago but keep them in the makeshift greenhouse to keep moisture up. Opening and water lightly every 2/3 days. It’s good enough ?

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks! Yeah that sounds like a good plan for them!

[@LindaGlisson-ns9cz]

Loved this video very new to this hobby and your information is great.

[@michadaek6787]

Do you use some kind of top cover for the cuttings to not lose any moisture? Or keeping them in shade outside is enough?

[@notionbonsai]

I just keep them in a shaded spot and they root well for me. Though i have seen others place them in a greenhouse or even a plastic bag to keep the humidity up!

[@antiduckable]

I just took some cuttings from my cork bark elm just this morning 😁 fingers crossed 🤞 I just put them in a 70/30 mix of coco coir and perlite topped with a layer of vermiculite and shove them in a propagator.

[@notionbonsai]

Sounds like they are set up for success! I hope they root for you!

[@annepahler8726]

Your tutorials are always so motivating. Thank you for sharing.

[@notionbonsai]

Glad you like them! 🤗

[@titanbengal]

Absolutely superb video, I've learnt so much from this. Many thanks for sharing 👍

[@samanthalonghurst-howes1465]

Another really interesting video Adam. I always find your content really helpful, informative and relaxing. Bless you for sharing. Xxx

[@notionbonsai]

Thank you Samantha! I am glad it is helpful for you 🤗

[@sharonbuckley4591]

Thank you so much for this excellent , informative video. I learned the difference in the rooting hormone. I’ll check mine now to see what is in the brand I have.

[@notionbonsai]

Glad it was helpful for you Sharon! 🙂

[@jejakbonsai95]

Very inspiring, thank you New subscriber 👍👍

[@notionbonsai]

Hey! I am glad to have inspired 🙂 Welcome to the Notion Bonsai channel! 🥳🥳🥳

[@drjimmygunn1966]

Love your videos

[@hanifvindhani2279]

Very helpful

[@mikec3820]

my chinese elm always has mites. i treat with all kinds of ipm sprays and powders but nothing i use keeps the mites from coming back. also the white tail deer love eating the leafs. i found that out the hard way too lol. thanks adam. happy bonsai'in

[@notionbonsai]

Sorry to hear about your troubles with mites and deer! Spider mites thrive in dry conditions, so keep the humidity levels around your plants high. This can be done by misting the plants with water, using a humidifier, or placing a tray of water near the plants. You can also consider introducing natural predators of mites, such as ladybugs or predatory mites, to your garden as part of your IPM strategy. As for the deer, using physical barriers like fences or applying deer repellents around your trees may help deter them from munching on your bonsai 🌿🦌 Hope this helps!

[@sagebonsai]

Great awesome video. I haven't done a elm yet but I did happen to make my very first rooted cutting of gold flame spirea.

[@notionbonsai]

That's fantastic! Gold Flame Spirea is a beautiful plant, and it must be exciting to see it rooting successfully. Keep up the great work with your bonsai journey!🌱

[@sagebonsai]

@@notionbonsai thanks Adam, I do try my best. At the moment the mother plant is currently trying to flower, hopefully I can get a few seeds. I would like to make enough to share with my bonsai club members.

[@birgerandersson8342]

Hey Adam, if you have scrap wire that is still curled, take two electric pliers, grab one end of the wire with each pliers and pull hard in the opposite direction. The wire is then perpendicular again and is then much easier to apply to new branches. Greetings from Flanders.

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thank you for the tip! I will have to try this technique! I have found holding each end of the wire and rubbing it along the side of a table straightens it too! 🤗🌳

[@birgerandersson8342]

@@notionbonsai You're welcome, make sure you pull the two pliers with a snap

[@angry9901]

What are electric pliers?

[@dennisrobinson4588]

Great video, very informative. Thanks so much, will continue to follow.

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks Dennis!

[@feixulinx]

hi!! I love ur content, btw could you link us to your rooting powder?

[@DavidTanzer]

Love that video! I pruned my chinese elm heavily just a few days ago, and planted >20 cuttings into a container with a transparent lid, but without any hormone. Let's see how well that works...

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks David! Im sure it will root for you no problem! 🤗

[@joecolson3987]

what is best fertilizer for elms

[@Akatsuki-En]

Great video man

[@notionbonsai]

Thanks so much!

[@carolficorilli9768]

I have 2 young chinese elm seedlings/young chinese elm coming from a nursery in the mail next week and so I am curious as to what is the best soil for those young plants?

[@Kelly-lo6cz]

I have Chineese Elm tree in my yard that I simply want to propagate to make another tree to plant on another side of my yard because it is such a fast growing tree and I want to block some neighbors... just curious, does it really take one year to grow roots? I'm quite suprised that it takes so long. It looks great though. Thanks! .

[@jonathanbull7302]

p,s.Had great success with gnarly root cuttings from a mature tree,easy peasy!

[@notionbonsai]

Ah nice one! I have seen others root Elm from quite thick cuttings and achieve an instant Bonsai! 🙂

[@mhxhxhx]

how long did it take? I tried it with a few, but 2 months later, no success.

[@c.e.m7535]

Love your channel Bro! Cheers from the States. 🎉

[@notionbonsai]

Hey! Thank you from Ireland!!

[@drfreddave9020]

Great video thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@wallygrandpa]

Love your videos but i do have a question or rather 2 questions. Do you talk about ulmus parvifolia? And is it frost hardy or not because i read contradicting information on the internet.

[@notionbonsai]

Hey thanks Wally! Yeah it is the ulmus parviflora. I know what you mean about the conflicting information! They can usually endure some frost but it differs depending on the region it was imported from. Elm from Northern Chinese regions are more frost-hardy than those coming from Southern areas. From my research they can withstand cold temperatures down to around minus ten degrees C. 🤗 Hope this helps!

[@wallygrandpa]

@@notionbonsai thank you very much. This clears up a lot

[@bigdayve1]

I made some cuttings from my chinese elm a few days ago. Is it normal that the leaves have started to drop on them? Also do you have any idea where to get powder with IBA in the UK? I can only find gel

[@zimmy1958]

Thanks for your channel, You look like me 40 years ago. lol. hair and all. Oh and Thanks.

[@notionbonsai]

Oh wow thats cool haha 😄 Thanks for watching!

[@viktorsbonsai]

How’s the cold tolerance of chinese elm? I’ve read about people in uk claiming it to be able to withstand -5c tho here in Sweden it tends to get ”a bit” colder than that… what’s your presumption? Also, do you have any cork barks? If so i’ve heard they can withstand more cold than the flaky bark ones…

[@notionbonsai]

Chinese Elm trees generally have some tolerance to frost, although their resilience varies depending on their region of origin. Typically, ones from northern Chinese regions exhibit greater frost hardiness compared to those sourced from southern areas. From my research I have read that they can withstand temperatures up to -10C... however! If it is in a small bonsai with airated soil pot I would still protect it from that kind of temperatures!

[@itisjustmedude]

Get that first set of cheap garden scissors bronzed and attach them to your next KZbin award.

[@notionbonsai]

That is a cool idea! Though I still like being able to use them! I may get a little pair of mini bonsai scissors i have done like that! They came along with my first bonsai and dont have much use as they are so small!

[@mossymosschops5234]

What are the brand names of the rooting power and putty that you use?

[@notionbonsai]

Any rooting hormone powder with IBA will do the trick! The putty is from KIKUWA brand 🤗

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[@notionbonsai]

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[@notionbonsai]

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[@notionbonsai]

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[@notionbonsai]

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