Shohin crabapple with fruit

[MACH5]

Think this was one of the first threads that brought me to the forum as a lurker

at around the time, i had a shohin crab apple. i got a lot of inspiration from this tree, through seeing it in the google searches.

Nice little crab you have there! great progression

Thanks Bobby! This is one right up your alley with all the carving. It wasn't until I did it, that I started to like this tree. I need to rework that area again, but at the moment focused on developing a more ramified framework. After that I will then rework some areas and let it fruit once again. I also like to find a nice pot for it. It has been in a plastic pot for a few years now.

 

[Hyn Patty]

I'm another fan of your lovely crabapple. How inspiring! I'm itching to go hunting...

 

[MACH5]

For a while I put this little crabapple in open ground and forgot about it. I let Mother Nature work her magic on it for a while. I would prune it back once in a while but not much else. This spring I decided it was ready to go back into a beautiful pot by Yuuki Ceramics from Spain.

As it was in the field in early March.






And now back in a pot in mid April.

 

[Nybonsai12]

What a journey! Still fantastic.

 

[Shogun610]

What kind of cultivar is it ? Have you ever had problems w pets or fungus?

 

[Gary McCarthy]

WOW!!!

Such a talent!

 

[MACH5]

What kind of cultivar is it ? Have you ever had problems w pets or fungus?

No idea what it is. No issues with pests or fungus ever with this tree. When it was in open ground, the crabapples would get eaten by animals.... perhaps rodents??

 

[Shogun610]

No idea what it is. No issues with pests or fungus ever with this tree. When it was in open ground, the crabapples would get eaten by animals.... perhaps rodents??

Got it , whoops meant pests. Hmm I wonder if it’s a Donald Wyman cultivar flowers too similar to it and it’s a pretty resistant strain to fungal or pest issues

 

[Carol 83]

No idea what it is.

Who cares? It's gorgeous.

 

[Shogun610]

Who cares? It's gorgeous.

Just asking out of interest ……

 

[LeatherTree23]

A joyful and serene composition. Thank you for sharing it with us.

 

[JudyB]

lovely. I find that for shohin even more than larger trees the pot combination is soooo important to get right, and this one is Perfection!

 

[Carol 83]

Just asking out of interest ……

No offence intended.

 

[MACH5]

lovely. I find that for shohin even more than larger trees the pot combination is soooo important to get right, and this one is Perfection!

Agree Judy. Extremely important in the shohin category.

 

[MACH5]

Looking pretty in pink and white this spring!

 

[JudyB]

Looking pretty in pink and white this spring!

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This is so charming, this year is even better with more flowers and the pink buds. Makes me want to do another crab....

 

[MACH5]

This is so charming, this year is even better with more flowers and the pink buds. Makes me want to do another crab....

Yes looks much better now that is fuller. It needed a little time to adjust going from the field back into a pot. Evidence of the care we can give our trees as bonsai can exceed what they can do on their own.

 

[Jrmcmich]

Looking pretty in pink and white this spring!

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Do you know species name of crab? Really nice tree!

 

[MACH5]

Do you know species name of crab? Really nice tree!

Sorry I have no clue. Oldest tree in my collection. Bought it at MABS 25 years ago!

 

[Goodbrake]

For a while I put this little crabapple in open ground and forgot about it. I let Mother Nature work her magic on it for a while. I would prune it back once in a while but not much else. This spring I decided it was ready to go back into a beautiful pot by Yuuki Ceramics from Spain.

As it was in the field in early March.

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And now back in a pot in mid April.

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What's the process like for transferring something like this from the ground to such a small pot? Did you do periodic root work while it was in the ground?