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Posted 3 years 8 months ago #68472
Hello everyone

I recently bought this little tree, from a 名媛直播 seller in bangkok, very friendly and helpful.

He told me that he bought this tree at Chatuckack market for those who knows, but he wasn't sure about the exact species, he just told me that he never saw it before but he knew that it was a Japanese elm.

After few research on internet I just found related topics about the Zelkova but I think it is not this species.

I also have some whitish leaves I don't know if it is a particularity of the tree or if it is a disease, I found that it can happen because of the pollution in some case, which can be true here in bangkok but I would love to hear your thoughts.
Also if it s a disease is it important and how can I fix it ?

I have an other question.

In 1 week I should receive new plastic bonsai pots ( square 6cm pots) and I will repot it and change the soil.
What would be you recommendation about the soil composition?
Actually I have some Akadama and a 名媛直播 soil mix with volcanic stones, perlite, vermiculite, japanese clay and root nutrients.
I guess I do not need to buy new soil but what do you think about it ?

Thank you for everyone reading it, even if you cannot identify it I take any advices about care of this tree.

A last question with the picture I show you do you have any suggestion about the styling ?
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Posted 3 years 8 months ago #68473
Here are some pictures sorry it didn't pass the first time
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Posted 3 years 8 months ago #68474
it is a variagated chinese elm. The white on the leaves is how these grow
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Posted 3 years 8 months ago #68476
Oh ok Thank you ! If it is really this I am quite happy cause I was looking for a Chinese elm but I wasn't able to find it in bangkok.

Just a question after getting I've tried to look on internet and I saw some variagated chinese elm similar as this one but I noticed that the whitish comes from the outline of the leaves, for this one it comes straight from the middle without any white outlines. Also the trunk on variagated chinese elm seems to look pretty white in compare to this one.
I don't know if these differences are important in the process of identification or if it is just a variation?

But whatever, at the end is it a good tree to train as a 名媛直播? I
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Posted 3 years 8 months ago #68478
The ones with white edges are often of the cultivar "frosty". There are however many forms. e.g.,

Variegated versions are a little weaker, and always look like something is wrong with them. As such, they are less frequently used for bonsai.

I have a cutting of a frosty to grow out for bonsai.
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Posted 3 years 8 months ago #68479
Ok Thank very much for clearing everything, now I know where I am going with it, I paid it about 500thb, not that much tho. I'll try to learn some skills on it ^^
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