Japanesse Elm

    This is the finished potting of the Elm.  It is 8 years old now.  Yesterday, I went to the nursery, to finish what I wasn't able to do this weekend.  The Elm has primary, secondary, and tertiary branching.  It was/is ready for potting.  The Elm is gnarly, twisted and scared, growing as a cascade,  downward.  I went hunting for a pot that would complement the roughness of this tree, contributing to the look of weathered and old.
    It was very difficult getting the plant in the pot... it kept trying to slide down to the bottom, we needed the Elm center, to the left, up in the curve.  We re wired the Elm 3 times, before we got it where we needed.  Then bonsai rock was taped in and under the roots inside the pot.  The last thing done was to put spagnum moss on the collar of the  trunk where tiny roots were settling in.  The moss has growth hormone in it, naturally.  It will encourage new root growth as well as protect the tine, fine root hairs from drying out.  In 3 weeks to a month, I will remove the moss.  After all of that, I got my tools and began wiring the branches.  I enjoy wrapping the wire around the branches, choosing the right size, anchoring and then determining where to place, to twist around the branch, locating the wire for the best effect.  after all the branches are wired, the the Elm was styled....  the branches are placed, bent for movement and beauty, for aesthetic look and feel.  The ends are trimmed and clipped for ramification resulting in the final product.   But with bonsai, there is never a final product.  The tree is a living, growing plant.  We are merely custodians of a wonder of nature.
    The extra is the Elm, before anything was done for repotting. 
When I got home from the nursery yesterday, it was too late to get pictures, so today is a back blip for yesterday.