Hi Jordan,

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jordan Fountain"
I own a chineese elm and it has yet to loose all of is leaves.
Should I cut them off or just let it be?
Jordan R Fountain
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Chinese elms take a long time to lose their leaves in winter and many don't
lose all of them. This is their natural characteristic. There's no need to
remove them, especially if they're still green, unless you plan to show the
tree in its leafless state. Generally, the thing to do is to let the leaves
fall (or not) as they may and at the end of winter, defoliate the tree and
let the new spring flush of growth refoliate the branches. Good luck!

kind regards,
Andy Rutledge
www.andyrutledge.com/
zone 8, Texas

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jordan Fountain"
I own a chineese elm and it has yet to loose all of is leaves.
Should I cut them off or just let it be?
Jordan R Fountain
-----------------

Chinese elms take a long time to lose their leaves in winter and many
don't
lose all of them. This is their natural characteristic. There's no need
to
remove them, especially if they're still green, unless you plan to show
the
tree in its leafless state. Generally, the thing to do is to let the
leaves
fall (or not) as they may and at the end of winter, defoliate the tree and
let the new spring flush of growth refoliate the branches. Good luck!

kind regards,
Andy Rutledge
www.andyrutledge.com/

AND...

When they start to come in in the spring, keep every shoot cut back to two
or three leaves. This may sound drastic, and it's a little time-consuming,
but these things explode in the spring, and unless you keep cutting them
back the new shoots will become spindly with long empty spaces and new
growth at the ends. Cut them back and keep them compact and you will love
this plant.

ed castillo in northwestern VA

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In a message dated 12/16/2003 10:03:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
own a chineese elm and it has yet to loose all of is leaves.
Should I cut them off or just let it be?
Jordan:

If the tree has been exposed to several nights of frost, it should have lost
its leaves by now.
I am presuming that you are growing in a region where the ambient temperature
is in the 30s and 40s F.

If the tree has not been exposed to frost and is being maintained in an
environment where the temperature is in the 50s, it is unlikely to enter into a
true dormancy period.

Under what conditions is the tree being grown (region, current temperature,
inside/outside, etc.).

Cordially,

Michael Persiano
members.aol.com/iasnob/index.html

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