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They look enormous compared to ours, though that first one appears to lack any foliage.

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Yes it’s a deciduous tree and is just budding up with this years foliage. It’s a Chinese elm approx 70 cm tall

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Ours is a Chinese Elm, but only about 6" tall!

Am I correct that if we keep re-potting it and look after it, there is a chance that it can grow anything like that tall?

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You would have to pot it into a much bigger pot and let it grow . The trick is to control the growth as it grows. Yours will gradually get thicker but no taller if you clip it back as it grows

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And no pictures?
Pfft! Well!lol

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He posted pictures on this thread not long ago!

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Jaded’s photos can be found in his album in his profile, Bratti

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Yes. My apologies. He mentioned his pictures further up this thread but, as Mags says, not on the site; on his profile. Sorry.

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All my trees are in leaf now so routine pruning until it’s air layering time . I picked up an 8ft beech tree sapling that will make a nice bonsai with a 2-3 inch trunk . Once it’s air layered and the top cut off the bottom is then developed.

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Interesting, but what is 'air layering'?

I hope you won't mind me asking for advice, but until just the other day Marge's bonsai was covered in good-sized leaves. Then suddenly some started to drop off for no apparent reason, although there are a few new buds appearing again.

Do you have any suggestions as to why this might happen?
Should she re-pot the plant in a larger pot?