I have generic ulmus parifolia, Seiju, Hokkaido,
varigated, etc. I do cuttings like crazy and have
little problems.

One method I have tried for rooting cuttings and
having them sit for a while is to root in a seed
starting medium cut with pearlite or pumice. I
recycle a glass jar from jam or pickles. I find a pot
slightly bigger than the jar and use the jar as a
glass bell.

This way I can root the cuttings, take of th jar to
harden off and wait a while to transplant (like a
couple of years). Id do have my best luck though from
root cuttings rather than top cuttings.

A nice piece of Hokkaido broke off one of my trees.
It is about 3/4' in diameter. It rooted with no
problem.

Now what I do have a problem with is getting cuttings
of Hime Shara (stewartia) Repotted without dieing.

Kitsune Miko


--- Iris Cohen wrote:

The leaves of this species are similar to those
of the Chinese elm expect
they are tiny only 3 to 5 mm long.

What you probably have there is Ulmus parvifolia
'Hokkaido.' It is not a
hybrid; it is a very dwarf cultivar.

One variety has yellow margins and is sold as
variegated.

There are two or three variegated cultivars of
Chinese elm. You would have to
give us more information before we can determine
which one. However, they all
get about the same care.

But when we transplant the rooted cuttings, most
of them do not survive.
Same problem is encountered when its Bonsai is
repotted.

Some of these cultivars are very fussy. If you want
a dwarf Chinese elm that is
easier to care for, try to get hold of 'Seiju.'
Meanwhile, leave your rooted
cuttings in the original bed longer before you
transplant them, and try not to
disturb the roots of the cuttings or bonsai when
transplanting. I gave up on
'Hokkaido' because it is just too much trouble, but
I love my 'Seiju.' After
only a few years of training it looks like a real
old tree.
Another dwarf elm that appears to be foolproof is
Ulmus xhollandica 'Jacqueline
Hillier.' You will probably have to get both of
these from US or Europe. I
don't know if they are available from China or
Japan.

Iris,
Central NY, Zone 5a, Sunset Zone 40
"If we see light at the end of the tunnel, It's the
light of the oncoming
train."
Robert Lowell (1917-1977)


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