Hey guys its been a while since I potted anything and I thought id update you all with my progress thus far with my two trees I showed you a while back now.
Truth is these pictures are about two weeks old also but here goes:
This is my maple just after I got it
[img]https://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/Imarhil/SL271055.jpg[/img]
After posting the pictures on here I and considering your opinions I think I will follow the advice I was given about giving it some wild time and re-potting into a larger pot in autum.
Ok so this is how it looks as of approximately two weeks ago I cant begin to explain how happy I am with this little thing... yes it still needs a lot of growing but I'm well chuffed! The picture dose the maple's new leaf growth no justice at all. The reds are fantastic when viewed in warm summer light and although many of the older leafs seem to becoming worn I'm not worried as you can see due to the new growth coming through.
[img]https://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/Imarhil/DSC00229.jpg[/img]
Same maple diffrent angle
[img]https://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/Imarhil/DSC00230.jpg[/img]
On a side note the brown substance on top of the soil is tea leavs. This was left over from what my mam uses for the garden plants and I decided to give it a go. However after one watering most of it had washed away and after allowing it to dry I removed the rest.
Next is the Elm. As befor I will supply a befor and after photos for you consideration.
[img]https://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/Imarhil/SL271074.jpg[/img]
Before
[img]https://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r232/Imarhil/DSC00231.jpg[/img]
As you can see I have cut back large amounts of the foliage and I'm reasonably happy with it... However the re-potting did not go as planed and well its a little unstable at the mo hence the tape holding it still. I must admit however this tree has been outside in the worst of the summer storms we have had in the UK and still is upright small mercies LOL! Also I am unsure if I shold cut back thos longer braches I have allowed to greo or wire them, that was my intention initially but I'm not sure if they would improve the look any.
As mentioned in a previous post I am now using cat litter for the majority of my soil mixed in with a small handful of sphagnum moss. I also placed a very think layer of bonsai soil I bought over the top layer to cover a few pesky roots.
Anyway comments and suggestions always welcome. I have other projects with a air layering of a blossom tree that I intend to post soon but I havnt had chance to get home and check them.
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