Chinese Quince Care

[Ris]

Where I work, we use different microns of filtration bags will check what can be used.
Thanks Bob you gave a good idea!

 

[dick benbow]

As much as i use anderson flats for yamadori, I've never thought to use them for quince.

It's a black blastic box about 16 inches sq, 5 inch height and bottom that looks like what we use for drainage hole coverage.

I like to put small quince in the ground for a few years then into clay oversized pot before working them down to bonsai pot size. amazing how it slows them down.

 

[Gaitano]

I live in St Louis, 6A and am wondering what everybody has deemed to be the best winter care for these. I had a seedling that grew like gangbusters last year and over wintered it in the garage. It did not wake up. I noticed it has very fine roots and may not need as much water as some of the others? The pictures are February to November 2019.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Pseudocydonia, Chinese quince is quite winter hardy. In Saint Louis area, the pot set on the ground, on the north side of a house or fence or other structure, should be fine over the winter. The house or fence provides somewhat of a windbreak and provides shade from winter sun. You can also heal the pot into the ground, bury it to the rim. Make sure it does not get too dry in winter.

Drought, and excess warmth in winter is one of the problems with garage storage in winter. Often garages get too warm on a sunny day, and if you don't check regularly for moisture, they pots can dry out.

Give your tree that has not sprouted yet another month, sometimes a stressed tree will be late waking up, but sometimes they do wake up.

 

[Ming dynasty]

I've had a few Quinces and here's my observations:

#1 Like others have said healing is slow - think carefully about large pruning cuts. It's slow to bulk up.
#2 Like most fruiting varieties they like a little heavier mix and lots of water. My Quince is usually one of the first to show it's dry - by new shoots sagging slightly. It loves lots of feed - I feed mine every 10 -14 days.
#3 Wire young shoots (as BVF has said) early to get movement
#4 Root pruning is tolerated well and they can take quite substantial root reduction.I repot mine in early Spring. I add a little chopped bark to my usual totally inorganic mix.
#5 Quince can flower on and off for 6 months of the year here in the UK (which is quite an achievement). They are always the first to flower and seem impervious to frost. Leaving on one or two fruits is OK but if you want to build structure I'd remove them. One year in three I disbud totally and let it rest.
#6 A healthy quince will occasionally pop new buds on the trunk... use these to improve your branch structure.

Hi Paul, any advice for a younger quince tree that is not doing so well. The trunk is pinky size and there are two shoots growing from it. I put a wire on the branches last week and this week the branch turn brown along with all the new growth. I removed the wire. Just got this tree two weeks ago from Atlanta bonsai show.

 

[Paulpash]

Hi Paul, any advice for a younger quince tree that is not doing so well. The trunk is pinky size and there are two shoots growing from it. I put a wire on the branches last week and this week the branch turn brown along with all the new growth. I removed the wire. Just got this tree two weeks ago from Atlanta bonsai show.

I'd take it back tbh - maybe have a look at the roots to see if it has vine weevil (very possible if it is in inorganic soil.) Obviously, reduce watering as it is not transpiring.

 

[JudyB]

Hi Paul, any advice for a younger quince tree that is not doing so well. The trunk is pinky size and there are two shoots growing from it. I put a wire on the branches last week and this week the branch turn brown along with all the new growth. I removed the wire. Just got this tree two weeks ago from Atlanta bonsai show.

I wonder if it had just had a repot before you purchased it, and when you wired it, it disturbed all the new roots? I would certainly talk to the seller if that is an option. If not, let it recover in a warm shady location, free from frost if you have cild weather still where you are. Perhaps I would place it on a heat mat for bottom warmth, this can sometimes help sick trees.

 

[Ming dynasty]

I'd take it back tbh - maybe have a look at the roots to see if it has vine weevil (very possible if it is in inorganic soil.) Obviously, reduce watering as it is not transpiring.

He was transparent and gave me a great deal. I’ll hang on to this one and try to nurse it back.

I wonder if it had just had a repot before you purchased it, and when you wired it, it disturbed all the new roots? I would certainly talk to the seller if that is an option. If not, let it recover in a warm shady location, free from frost if you have cild weather still where you are. Perhaps I would place it on a heat mat for bottom warmth, this can sometimes help sick trees.

I’ll check with him to see if it was reported recently. Thank you y’all for advice