My mate Stephen brought this Elm along last night to get the layer removed. He would have done it himself but I have a nice fine tooth saw 🙂 You can see the layer being applied in the original post below.
As you can see the tree has grown well since then.
On removal of the black plastic and cling film, we were delighted to see a profusion of new roots within the moss.
After a quick swish of my saw…
Now the contrived apex has been removed, Stephen will be concentrating on developing a new apex in a more natural form to suit the tree. The air layer itself is going to make a lovely little semi cascade. I’ll keep you updated here with how it goes.
and after pinching…
Bonsai Eejit 