American Elm Bonsai

American elm is a very vigorous species. You always get good ramification with american elm when you pinch diligently. It ranges all the way from canada down to florida and west to texas.

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American elm is just about the world champ for leaf size reduction from 5 in nature to less than 1 2 in a bonsai pot.

American elm bonsai. The tree must be protected against fungus and germs using effective insecticides. They grow quickly and their leaves reduce really well. American elms make wonderful bonsai. One of the best features is leaf size reduction from 5 in the wild to less than 1 2 in a bonsai pot.

The leaves of the american elm serve as food for the larvae of a number of species of lepidoptera see list of lepidoptera that feed on elms. Every bonsai collection should have one. A sugar maple ironwood american elm cover type occurs on some hilltops near témiscaming quebec. Truly amazing and you don t have to employ any special tricks.

One more good thing about american elm. The tree species is highly prone to the dutch elm disease. It should be pruned during spring season back to 2 3 leaves. The base is 1 25 across and the tree is 16 tall.

However in the miniature form it is highly improbable. You can t ask for much more than that. The american elm bonsai responds well to pruning and does reduce leaf size quite quickly.