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European Elm
European elm

Rural Elm is present in all Europe even if, in the last decades, the coming of a devastating illness - a contagion - has caused the death of more than 5 million trees. It is very resistant to pruning and to top cutting; it propagates very easily by rooted or seed suckers. Like its Eastern cousins, it is very used in bonsai growing for its small leaves, for its delicate twigs and for its peculiar bark that scales off in maturity.

 
 

 

European elm
 

Detail

   
Detail
   
Exposure
Exposure
 

Sunlight for the main part of the year, slightly shelter it during the hottest months. Shelter it also in winter, to avoid withering.

 
Watering
Watering
 

Everyday in summer, moderate in the other seasons; do not let the soil get dry before you water it again.

 
Fertilizing
Fertilizing
 

Every week for the first month, after the opening of the buds; then every fortnight during the whole summer.

 
Repotting
Repotting
 
 

Every year at the beginning of spring, up to 10 years of age, later according to the needs of the root-ball. Use base mould.

 
Pruning
Pruning
 
 

Pinch the growth of the year to 1-2 buds. Remove the big leaves during the whole vegetative season. It is possible to trim completely the strongest and oldest specimens by mid-summer.

 
Propagation
Propagation
 

By seeds sown at the end of winter - early spring. By suckers in summer.

Bonsai styles

Suitable for every style, apart from Literati, ideal for Broom and Group styles. Suitable for all sizes.

   

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