How to Prune a Chinese Elm Bonsai Tree EASY!!! - Peter Chan
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- Peter Chan's guide to pruning a Chinese elm bonsai tree.
The Chinese Elm is one of the most common species sold as Indoor bonsai, although they can also be grown as Outdoor bonsai. In fact they grow better as Outdoor bonsai.
If grown indoors, they like to kept in a cool room and should be kept on a window sill where it will get lots of light. It is quite common with Chinese elms to lose some leaves when they are moved to a new location. The leaves will turn yellow and fall but new leaves will soon grow .
They prefer a cool room like most indoor bonsai and the soil should be kept moist at all times. Water generously whenever you water the tree, as insufficient water is one of the most common causes of failure. Spraying the soil with a handspray is NOT enough. Use a water bottle or hose pipe to drench the tree when you water. If the tree sheds its leaves, it could be due to insufficient light or lack of water.
Sometimes they can get an infestation of White fly or Red spider mite. If you see these pests, use any insecticide to get rid of them. You can also try jetting them off with a hose pipe.
If you have problem growing it Indoors - keep the tree outdoors and it will thrive.
Some of our customers have grown this species very successfully for over twenty years!
The Elm can stand a wide temperature range from minus 10C to the mid 30s as in their native habitat in China. So it is a very hardy species.
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Forget Edward Scissor Hands, meet Peter Scissor Chan. Awesome video Peter.
If possible, could you please make a care video for the Chinese elm ? Please and thank you
Faster than most sped up videos! Peter Chan is a Superman!
Nigel Saunders, The Bonsai Zone haha we all learn from each other i watch you two all the time. Im even considering making my own videos
Superman or Flash ?
its seems like he's just randomly chopping away, but he's really not!
@@dennylui He was the master of Mr. Myagi.
Omg nigel im a huge fan of you
You make it look so easy. I literally sit hours watching my bonsais every day, to make sure i wont cut important branches :)
Marcel Pflaumenschmaus paralysis by analysis!
Wow you are badder than me.
I do the same, I kinda love it though
I bought a chinese elm today, a v small sample from a nursery. It was very unkempt and i was able to trim shape and wire it, although im a novice so im bound to have made a few mistakes. I wouldnt have been able to do anything with it without the knowledge gained on ur channel, so thanks for the videos, keep them coming please.
"your hair will get completely unkempt and mis-shapen" ...watching this with dreadlocks like ...woops
Purchased a Chinese elm from you 4 weeks ago :D Incredible place!
I'm looking into it myself and was wondering what's the delivery and tree itself like if you dont mind?😁
Is it still alive
Do I wait for the shoots to turn brown before I can prune? Or could I prune when the shoots are still green?
This guy is a legend and his centre near East Grinstead is amazing. Can't wait to learn more from him in his workshop
just got an japanese elm to christmas im so happy to rewatch your videos now and know what i habe to do:) love from germany
your are a great bonsai master wish you the best
I learned more in 5 minutes here than in hours from other videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
I have had a fairly substantial Chinese Elm for about 30 years. I have cared for it well all this time but have never been able to let it grow out vigorously, as Peter suggests we do periodically, without having the new growth immediately starting to curl up, turn black, and die. I wish Peter, or anyone else, could tell me why this happens and what I can do about it. To prevent this, I constantly prune off any new growth beyond the first one or two new leaves on any stem and I am sure this has weakened the tree to the point where it is not very vigorous any more. I don't want to let it die because it is probably about 70 years old (like me!) and really quite beautiful. Thank you for any knowledgeable suggestions!
Sounds like you're not feeding it enough, bonsais need a lot of feeding. They're trees after all and are confined to very small resources. If you bring it in for the winter you should feed all year, if you allow for dormancy during the winter don't feed during winter.
Thank you for your reply and advice. Actually, in the 3 years since I asked this question, I have learned that fungus was likely causing the tree's new leaves to curl and turn black. Since applying fungicide preventatively, year round, I have been able to get significant extended growth on the tree, even to the point where I have been able to perform a highly successful thread graft, to replace a major limb that had been lost years previously, using a super vigorous extension that I doubled back and threaded through the tree's trunk.@@your_local_reptile6700
Should have been called Edward
✂ 🖐️ 🖐️
That would have taken me 2 hours. Then another hour to plant all the cuttings then 2 alieves to recover.
Clap Clap Clap it looks amazing and tells ALL the information in ONE vide :D!
Are the big shoots worth propogating? And if so how would you go about it? Rooting powder or gel?
If my barber cut my hair like that I'd piss myself..
Much love tho!
If Mr. Myagi had a master, was this gentleman. What a knowledge. Amazing. Love this videos.
When do you prune it? It seems when I do this the tree goes into shock or starts to show signs of dying.
You may not be watering your tree enough or feeding it enough. Also depends on the species.
Your video is fantastic! I could watch you do this all day long with awe and amazement! I’m a brand new owner of a Chinese Elm and a Rock juniper and I will be referring to your videos frequently. Thank you so much! Namaste ☸️😊
Tis a pretty video. The form when pruning these bonsai's is interesting and the speed you display while taking care not to damage the plant is very precise.
if these trees and pruning concepts are from china why are you still using japanese pronunciation?? i'm sick of a culture that isn't even as old as china and china predates japan (infact japan ARE chinese) are taking over chinese culture, eg dojo/goji/goyza, these are japanese words yet they are actually CHINESE things
I've had a Chinese Elm for 3 years and haven't had to prune it yet. You get all that growth in 4 months......why isn't mine growing? I'm in Texas USA where it's warm, I water regularly, fertilize, etc, but zero growth? Same problem with a Ficus. hmmmm???? Keep up the great work!
Thank you sooooo much for this awesome video, very helpful! 🌳
I bought a 7 yr old Chinese elm from Amazon nearly 7 years ago, I have never pruned it…and I have decided to do it this weekend
It’s a mess.
It’s loss leaves on & off over the years I left it outside on my patio I repotted it into a normal pot.
Not sure prune it first than repot into a bonsai pot wired in etc.
It’s got so many tiny twigs all over the plant…I was going to sell it au naturalle but maybe I keep it
I bought my Chinese elm from Herons, in July 2021, it was a lovely tree when I first got it, but within a few months of getting it now it looks like a witches broomstick, all the leaves apart about 5 or 6 of them have fallen off, I keep it on my bedroom window sill, I water it regularly and give it liquid feed once or twice a month but it's still is not putting anymore leaves out, so I'm beginning to think its dead.😥
Thank you Peter for the quick lesson, I learned so much in this short video, now if I can only get rid of these tiny white mites that plague my Elm
How do you prune a much small bonsai?
Very much enjoy your videos -- easy to understand and well demonstrated -- thank you!
Me: Scared to cut shit on my Bonsai
Him: slapping it about and *snip snip*
Hi Peter, can you please do a video on pests and pest control. I recently got my first Bonsai (a Japanese Holly) and it seems to already be infested with bugs. Tiny black jumping ones, larger faster moving orange ones, white ones and I just dug a caterpillar out of the moss that was devouring chunks of my leaves under the cover of darkness. I thought my tree had spider mite to begin with so I'm currently half way though a treatment of misting the leaves just with water. Is it because my tree is stressed? Is there a treatment that will take care of all of this at once? Many thanks, Matt
Very well explained. Thank you for the video.
Chinese elm is a fun tree to grow. They grow like weeds where I live. You can just go dig them up from anywhere. They are a fast grower and difficult to kill.
Thanks a lot for all of your videos. I’ve got a question. I just bought a chinese elm and it’s soil retains so much water. What kind of potting mix would you recommend?
Who’s here after watching the karate kid 1984
Great video. I bought my first bonsai about a month ago, and it is a Chinese Elm. It has grown a lot of shoots, so now I’m going to try pruning it. Wish me luck :)
Thank you so much this great video
hello, can you help me choose artificial light for my cabbage bonsai?
you should put links in the description as to where to buy the pruning products.
That would be helpful!
How do you not pinch the fuck out of your fingers with the bonsai sheers?
Hi, is a Japanese Elm (Zelkova) the same as this?
how do you get the twist so down low mine is too rigid to bend and wire
Such a Beautiful piece of artwork Thank you for explaining how to prune
Great job!! It looks amazing!!
Hello Peter i repot and prune my elm at the same day? :) thank u
Thank you so much for your movies ❤️❤️❤️👍🌳
Great film. Now I will trim my elm Bonsai
Why is he going so fast?
Mine has lost loads of leaves during the winter is this normal ? I have given it plenty of sunlight fed it once a month and watered it every 4 days. Do I need to re pot it ?
Hello I have a Chinese Elm bonsai. I had to leave home in rush and it was not take care well, the soil dried. Now my tree doesn’t have leaves. The stems are green, but I don’t see any improvement. I fertilized it every month. I spray good quality water every day and check the pot to water once or twice a week. But after 2 months, I don’t see any improvement. What can you advice me to do? Should I prune more the branches, or keep waiting? Thank you so much in advance. Perla
Parabéns muito lindo
I recently got a "Seiju" Elm tree. I'm trying to get good resources on caring for it but a lot of what I find is simply for Chinese Elm. What's the difference and can I apply recommendations for Chinese Elm on my Seiju Elm.
Iv got to get a bigger garden 😅
Careful, Mr. Chan...watch your fingers! Great video sir. I love your content!!
Sir , Can you please tell from where I can get the bonsai pots?
Hello Atanu Dewan, it will depend where you live. We have thousands of pots at Herons.co.uk
My chinese elm does not grow at all in 3 months how to make new leaves grow
Put it outside.
Mine seems to have died. It would have been too warm to bring indoors. It got minus 8 outside for a couple of weeks, and although well covered up and protected on the balcony, the leaves have gone grey green. I didn't have anywhere suitable to keep it cool but not too cold.
My elm is about four inches tall, when and how should I bend it? Or does that happen naturally?
Nice tree. Thanks for sharing.
I wouldn't go to him for a hair cut
Peter you could use a haircut to (just a joke).I didn't know wath an elm was, but i allready got one Q i've become a plumbbranch do have some tips for me. Dirk from holland.
We have Chinese elm trees all over our yard, in the lawn, in the flowerbed (as weeds)..a horrible yet hardy, resilient plant that not even the Japanese beetles can kill..i never thought of them as something that could be tamed and a beautifully peaceful like a bonsai..
Hi Peter I have a 15 year old elm. Acquired a month ago. Not sure if it's best left outside or in the conservatory, south facing. Please help
Looks so nice like all your bonsai. I love how dull even top is, for me it's either weak bottom or top. This is full everywhere and great spacing, with trees you can only do what you can do. Can't work with whats not there, you have to be patient.
I would have removed three fingers cutting that quickly! Skillz
Will the tee go into shock from the loss of all those branches??🤔🤔
No
And there's me, looking half an hour at a brach before cutting it 😄
Very helpful thanks.. I got given a 7years old chinese elm bonsai for my birthday..
king julien is that you ?
Such Finesse 🤣🤣🤣
Great explanation but the camera keeps loosing focus.
My god… slow down a little…
Watched in amazement at this guys pruning dexterity, then see that everyone els is on the same lvl un real
Thank you for sharing ❤
I find myself watching one branch and wait till he snips it lol. Thank you for the knowledge
0:36 I hope Nigel Saunders is watching this.
How come I pruned mine back and the leaves started browning
Cây gì vậy bạn
I wish someone could cut my hair just as well like that in under half a minute.
how often do you water this tree? thank you.
Hi Felecia, we get asked a lot about watering of bonsai - Indoor bonsai should be watered when needed, requiring more water during the growing season and less during the dormant period in autumn. Keep the soil damp at all times but not soaking wet. Forgetting to water indoor bonsai is the single most common cause of death of indoor bonsai. Frequency of watering will depend on the warmth and humidity of the room. Make no assumptions water when needed.
Bonsai tress are lovely. Elm tree bonsai’s have great stamina .
A Master willing to humbly share is a true Master indeed.
You got respect the Japanese , they are so professional
Do I need to buy specific scissors/shears please?
I love it. Thank you for the information.
Nice pot. I've had my chinese elm for 5 years from small. I have trained the roots over a rock and am proud of it from the trunk down, but the foliage is a mess. I guess it is what they call 'broom style'. I am struggling to see any structue to work on. I have used fat wire to push branches apart in an attempt to open up the branches, but I am still struggling to see any structure to work on. Having watched this video I think my starting point will be to give it a conical shape and then eliminate crossing branches. Maybe after that some kind of structure will emerge. I'm starting to get an idea of growing it out sideways so that the foliage can drop down below the the trunk as it is high on a rock. A bit like when you climb a mountain and find yourself above the clouds.
@Sebastian Alovisi Thanks for the reply - I'm interested to read about how you do things - I'm a total noob so I dont know how much I can help you.
Basically my chinese elm never seems to shed its leaves?! I live in the UK and keep it outside all year except for when the temperature looks like it may drop below freezing - then I bring it in - and it still keeps its leaves - all year round! The only time it has ever shed its leaves was once when I re-potted it and it shed all its leaves and I thought I had killed it - but then they grew back again straight after!
I assume my little tree must have some kind of a 'dormancy period' as I let it get cold - but because it does not drop its leaves, Im not sure?
Anyhow it is thriving - this summer has been god for it and it seems very strong and healthy. I have let it grow bushy to thicken up the branches and I intend to prune it and maybe defoliate it this winter so I can see the branch structure and maybe give it some proper shape.
I use peat, akadama, sphagnum moss, sand, cat litter and slow release fertilizer balls all mixed up. I try to water it with rain water in the hot weather. I have also used mycorrhizal fungi supliment in the soil to help the roots.
I am counting this tree as a success, but I tried this approach with my father's chinese elm and embarrasingly killed it! His tree was bought in a supermarket and kept indoors all the time in a warm centrally heated modern house. It started to look weak and so I thought I would change the soil to give it a boost - and it died. I think I killed it with kindness. I think I have learned that sudden change can shock and even kill a tree - especially if it is weak. I suspect that trees which may seem of the same variety may also have different genetics and be acclimatised to different soil chemistry and so respond differently to the same things?
I have no other experience to compare my tree with.
If you are worried about the roots maybe try mycorrhizal fungi - and only make gradual changes?
I have tried to aim for a soil structure that drains well while retaining moisture and air.
I have read that bonsai should be kept outside as much as possible (better light and water and exposure to seasonal changes). I have also read however that Chinese elms can get acclimatised to being kept indoors and do not go dormant if so - but my tree doesnt seem to have read any of these books!
I am intrigued by your tree and the fused trunks - they sound interesting! I might try that one day! You must feel a weight of responsibility to be looking after trees of 20 years of age! I wonder how age affects tree growth & vitality - so many variables!
He's deadly with those pruning shears
Do I not need to put some seal and heal on the wounds after pruning?
👍 thanks Chinese sir, Weldon,🙏💞
You can do a lot with that bonsai quickly.
Thank you.
Is this an Ulmus or a Zelkova?
How to propagate chinese elm?
Nice cut
That man is going to loose a finger !!!!!
What is the best soil for Chinese Elm?
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precision at the cutting-point...
Thank you Master Chan!
Muy bonito la verdad!! 🌳 Lo malo esque no me entero 😅 el idioma.....
si es muy verdad... sup im bylingual