Saved a big mallsai (?)

AlainK · 12-31-2007, 07:58 AM

I was on my way to buy more champagne and foie gras when I spotted an abandonned mallsai in a corner of the supermarket.

Had a look at it, went back, looked at the price, 50% off, that's 60€ now...

Mmmm, couldn't resist, I will save you from the bin, brave fat mallsai...

The first pic shows the long growth it had made searching for light, the second one is the other side after a little trimming.

Even for a garden tree, that was reasonable, I don't know yet if I will try and find a place to put it back into the ground, or cultivate it as a bonsai...

AndyWilson · 12-31-2007, 08:44 AM

So did you get the champagne and foie gras? How was it?
C'mon Alain you cant leave us hanging!

centaura · 12-31-2007, 09:31 AM

That is a great find, and a great rescue! So many of those mallsai have such unnaturally contorted trunks, that's rare to see one that looks natural. I would definitely cultivate it as a bonsai - I think it has some good potential. Looks like a chinese elm?

-Centaura

Prowler · 12-31-2007, 10:55 AM

It looks like an Elm to me as well.
Looking at it i think it has been kept inside, a poly. tunnel or something along that line.
I think you should keep it inside for its first winter, somewhere cool.
When i purchased my large one a few years back i kept it in my cool room to overwinter, then once the weather improved a bit, out it went.
Since then it has never looked back, i do give it shelter from cold winds but that is that.
The one i have is called a * Szechuan Elm * a import from China, it drove me crackers for a while, it refused to go into dormancy even outside, i don't worry about that now. Cheers.

centaura · 12-31-2007, 11:29 AM

My itty-bitty seijo and hakado (sp?) elms refused to go into dormancy last fall as well. I've heard its a trait of chinese elms. My big one I've been treating as a tropical - I got it in last Dec from someone who'd been growing it in a greenhouse, and didn't think that putting it out directly into winter would be a good idea. This year I took it inside as well, in fact I just had to give it a bit of a trim as it was growing too much. It seem happy living the tropical life.

-Centaura

neuro · 12-31-2007, 02:42 PM

That's a nice find for a supermarket ... looks like it has potential!

AlainK · 01-01-2008, 06:31 AM

I forgot to mention the species, yes, it's chinese elm.
So far it's not freezing, but as soon as the temperatures fall below zero, I'll protect it under a kind of small greenhouse I built for my mediterranean trees.

And I started the new year with more champagne, foie gras, oysters I bought during a short trip to the Atlantic coast, smoked salmon, more white wine, red wine and, ooo my head, it was the scotch my beloved girlfriend insisted I should taste after the guest had left that was the last straw, and this morning I felt like I had little hammers pounding under my skull...

...But a very nice start of the year indeed, coffe in bed, sunshine outside, who could ask for more ?...

12-31-2007, 10:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
Prowler Deceased: 11/24/2008 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 361	It looks like an Elm to me as well. Looking at it i think it has been kept inside, a poly. tunnel or something along that line. I think you should keep it inside for its first winter, somewhere cool. When i purchased my large one a few years back i kept it in my cool room to overwinter, then once the weather improved a bit, out it went. Since then it has never looked back, i do give it shelter from cold winds but that is that. The one i have is called a * Szechuan Elm * a import from China, it drove me crackers for a while, it refused to go into dormancy even outside, i don't worry about that now. Cheers. __________________ Its hell out there, give them hell back.

01-01-2008, 06:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
AlainK Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Orléans, France Posts: 187	I forgot to mention the species, yes, it's chinese elm. So far it's not freezing, but as soon as the temperatures fall below zero, I'll protect it under a kind of small greenhouse I built for my mediterranean trees. And I started the new year with more champagne, foie gras, oysters I bought during a short trip to the Atlantic coast, smoked salmon, more white wine, red wine and, ooo my head, it was the scotch my beloved girlfriend insisted I should taste after the guest had left that was the last straw, and this morning I felt like I had little hammers pounding under my skull... ...But a very nice start of the year indeed, coffe in bed, sunshine outside, who could ask for more ?... __________________ Alain K. http://www.rdb45.fr http://ak2.apinc.org/bdB

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12-31-2007, 08:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
AndyWilson Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Johannesburg SA Posts: 19	So did you get the champagne and foie gras? How was it? C'mon Alain you cant leave us hanging!

12-31-2007, 09:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
centaura Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Bend, IN Posts: 334	That is a great find, and a great rescue! So many of those mallsai have such unnaturally contorted trunks, that's rare to see one that looks natural. I would definitely cultivate it as a bonsai - I think it has some good potential. Looks like a chinese elm? -Centaura

12-31-2007, 11:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
centaura Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Bend, IN Posts: 334	My itty-bitty seijo and hakado (sp?) elms refused to go into dormancy last fall as well. I've heard its a trait of chinese elms. My big one I've been treating as a tropical - I got it in last Dec from someone who'd been growing it in a greenhouse, and didn't think that putting it out directly into winter would be a good idea. This year I took it inside as well, in fact I just had to give it a bit of a trim as it was growing too much. It seem happy living the tropical life. -Centaura

12-31-2007, 02:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
neuro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 7	That's a nice find for a supermarket ... looks like it has potential!

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