Chinese Elm: July 2022 update by michaelruschena Posted on July 18, 2022December 16, 2023 I trimmed back a branch that just got in it’s own way. This is the offending branch. It was disappearing towards the front, and unbalanced the tree. Before After.Actually, should I have gone further back? Also, is this looking a little dry? I feel like it’s raining all the time right now, but the moss has been removed from it’s little shallow, and needs to deal with drainage. Lightweight watering enacted.