tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279946263059975814.post1153227983378738292..comments2023-12-02T12:28:59.834-08:00Comments on Banyan's End: Heads Up!: Chinese Elm Summer Limb DropSaskiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12343140822642876573noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279946263059975814.post-14754130814736914772020-10-02T10:42:15.680-07:002020-10-02T10:42:15.680-07:00I had mine trimmed in Chico, in October 2019. It d...I had mine trimmed in Chico, in October 2019. It dropped a large limb in August and another now in October. Seems healthy otherwise, producing lots of leaves and seed.Jon Aullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194632142350151381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279946263059975814.post-48431976156807475432018-08-02T16:24:35.297-07:002018-08-02T16:24:35.297-07:00We have a 150+ year old Chinese elm, beautiful..bu...We have a 150+ year old Chinese elm, beautiful..but branches drop winter and summer. I've had some luck with trimming any branches that point downward. It keeps the weight from pulling it down.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12584738999895454495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279946263059975814.post-9692513494005221812018-07-25T14:37:00.087-07:002018-07-25T14:37:00.087-07:00We had a limb drop yesterday, and a another one to...We had a limb drop yesterday, and a another one today. And it bums me out it's in the third year of growth. And we just had it trimmed a few months ago. I thought something was wrong with my beautiful tree. But after reading your blog I feel better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17556586515951334524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279946263059975814.post-19402050424095432552016-09-26T15:39:46.138-07:002016-09-26T15:39:46.138-07:00Glad you found the information helpful! Glad you found the information helpful! Saskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12343140822642876573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279946263059975814.post-84949280529817163602016-09-26T15:39:01.960-07:002016-09-26T15:39:01.960-07:00Yes, we did keep our Chinese Elm. We rely on ours ...Yes, we did keep our Chinese Elm. We rely on ours to shade our house, too. It's been happily filling the front patio with leaves all summer, and hasn't dropped a limb since I wrote this post four years ago.Saskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12343140822642876573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279946263059975814.post-5831153410328140372016-09-23T13:19:04.900-07:002016-09-23T13:19:04.900-07:00I'm glad I found your post! We just had about...I'm glad I found your post! We just had about a 4" diameter limb drop on our Chinese Elm. We've had an unusually wet Texas summer. Your explanation saved me a call! Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279946263059975814.post-14125954868317974512016-08-06T16:52:36.299-07:002016-08-06T16:52:36.299-07:00Leave your Chinese Elm where it is. They are lovel...Leave your Chinese Elm where it is. They are lovely when mature and I just had a summer limb drop off our 80 year old Elm today. It's heart breaking with the California drought in it's 4th year as we NEED the shade on that side of our house (southwest). Plus I just love full green trees more than anything else in our yard. We had it trimmed last year and tree guy did an uneven job so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com