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Here are shots of the 2 and one additional from the same location... The background is pretty crowded but it is what it is.

Here's an interesting one. It's one of the 4 or 5 years old seedlings that have started to flower this year. It's outer petals are pink while the inner ones are white. Very nice. Maybe I have created a new variety...

Have a look at this thread for some names: https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/prunus-mume-trees-are-starting-to-bloom.42149/page-2

Omoi no Mama Kurare Quoi no wac (don't know where this name comes from) Nanko (the fruit variety) Unnanmed red variety

I think the coldest nights had like -8C or so. But overall it is quite warm spring - the agricultural people say for example apricots bloom a month earlier than usual.

And here are 3 flowers that are not Umes but flowering in this period. Jasmine: Chimonanthus Preacox - Wintersweet: Lonicera (needs cutting and wire):

Some more from today: The following 2 are 4 or 5 year old seedlings that (what a surprise!) started to bloom this year:

This one is deep red in fact - it's just the photo making it more pink: Beni-chi-dori: Unkown one:

Try checking out Matsubara Red.

First 2 appeared yesterday and today... 2 different trees but probably the same cultivar (just to be safe I try to keep 2 specimen from each cultivar).

Hey, thanks for the interest. The trees are in winter mode now - all of them on the ground because temperatures here drop to -5 (sometime -8)˚C... When I put them back on the benches sometime in March, I'll take some photos... The new ones I posted in 2020 didn't make it unfortunately...

This year I was working with misting rooter trying semi-hardwood cuttings of varieties: Beni Chidori and Omoi No Mama. Took several months (from May or June till end of September) but Beni Chidori had a great ratio of rooted cuttings - like 80%. Omoi No Mama was not so successful - about 30-40%...

They are blooming again...

It was supposed to be an animation ;-)

I wish I could. Some very interesting trees didn't make it through last few years...

Will probably wire it in winter. So far I have only been wiring some branches here and there.

Here it is. I have replanted it quite drastically this spring so there's not much new growth compared to last year.

I have replanted it quite drastically this spring so there's not much new growth compared to last year. That nice branch I airlayered 2 years ago didn't get it through the winter even though was growing quite much last year.

Some more...

First one...

Well I use something I am even more satisfied with than Akadama. It's called Zeolite. Great cation exchange rate. Great water retention. Doesn't break up with time. Unbeatable price. The only downside is weight.

I managed to root a semi-hardwood cutting just by sticking it into bonsai soil and keeping it in shade and watering it every day.

I bought from them too. Like 3 or 4 rounds of 100 seeds during last 3-4 years. Never sprouted no matter what I did. I have tried to sow them in autumn outside. Nothing. I have tried (repeatedly) to cold stratify them in fridge. Always had issue with mold. I planted the last round mixed with...

Great thread. As Princess Persimmon seeds are hard to come by here in Europe - would anyone be willing to send me some? Thank you very much.

I second that. Beautiful flowers in early spring on bare branches.