English Elm collected from a farmers ditch in 1998 and was my first collected tree. At that time I had little idea of what to do with it. 2 years later it was styled and there are no more photos until recently.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUk2XCrbFlTUq0W3S7JzZFpchUgf9YkM-k2Xsc391dXexkp372_K2w31xjG_j-ONA4DtulE7r-vaITyrUt632BUBYkRsovNbqb1-whwa3GJUD54-lNSsTOm07RBgi2LEIMFL6zqYMaMwWe/s640/elm_210%255B1%255D.jpg)
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Winter of 2009. The ramification is getting there now and the photo was taken to the right of centre for a new front. The bottom branch was bugging me and may have to be removed.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgGkqO5YymW_zDombjhSvd5WHnAXagW2kiiCSSEA320xzvyO2Tq8A7riYFcp1JmES8vTyZV5-pG3fKZ4eKpMmrESvAtjzlxIhaQEC3-_PwUJwooZkp7QsVyUAnAXy6JEvXj8gijs4uD873/s640/img_0437%255B1%255D.jpg)
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Spring 2011. Just before I took this photo, I remuved the very bottom branch as it was a bit straight and out of character. This tree is fast becoming my favourite of all![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGHFnf6IxevbkJN5pvZ0uYXTRiyt2DZAZ-cR60jHRvS41JxN8rGUzwTNBr40ndTv15lVMCXBuA5onlYrZzZKjjg4OqjPF-HCobx47g-uqo-02WUiNo046rcP4xoI7mtri050Fxuy_LAJA/s640/IMG_1427.JPG)
Leaf pruned 3 weeks ago and back in leaf July 2011
Summer 2012
After a pruning
Summer 2012 and after leaf pruning.
Autumn 2012
Spring prune up. Im hoping for better back buds this year. 2014
Muy guapo.
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