In a message dated 12/27/2003 5:00:21 AM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:

I've been given a Japanese Elm bonsai for Christmas and is supposed to
be an indoor specimen. The tree is about 10" high and has a nice
'corkscrew' trunk so I assume its quite a mature specimen.


I will leave it to someone from the UK to advise on putting the tree outside
now. However, Chinese Elms are outside trees.

If the tree had been outside all along it would probably be OK, but since it
has not had a chance to prepare for winter, it might be better to keep it
inside until spring and plan to leave it outside next year.

These "corkscrew" trees from China are interesting but not for me. Movement
in a Bonsai trunk is good but these are too much.

BTW, if there are rocks or moss on the surface of the soil, remove them and
replace with any sterile soil.

Billy on the Florida Space Coast
Bonsai Societies of Florida Annual Convention Memorial Day Weekend 2004
Radisson Hotel, Cape Canaveral, Florida www.bonsaisocietyofbrevard.org

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