Japanese Flowering Quince cuttings in training.

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The 1st flower appeared this afternoon.


Nothing is special. The flower petals are thinner than the SMS’s



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I díplay these 2 quinces in the entry area of the house for Vietnamese New Year. I am too lazy to put the scroll on








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@bonhe Chúc mừng năm mới! May the new year be filled with good fortune! Stay healthy and scholarly!

 

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@bonhe Chúc mừng năm mới! May the new year be filled with good fortune! Stay healthy and scholarly!

Cám ơn em. Chúc em và gia đình được thật nhiều sức khỏe và niềm vui trong gia đình và với bonsai em nha !
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These three were admitted to my yard 16 months ago. Their characteristics are interesting! They will be suitable for small bonsai in my collection

Chojubai
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It is weird to see 6 petals instead of 5 !!!!
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Chojubai
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Hime
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This quince started having its first flower this morning


As you can see, it has a faint pink stripe on the white background! I have been observing this plant for 9 years. It has been trying to show the red stripe without success!
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Especially like the 'weird 6'

 

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Especially like the 'weird 6'

Let see if it keeps that way
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This SMS has the 1st flower today.

The newborn flower always has pink color instead of red. In a week from now,!it will have arterial red !


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This is the only thread on this forum I watch and return to, haha.
I rarely peruse this forum and other threads.

Anyways... I just ordered my first Quinces! A Contorted-Salmon-Pink and an Iwai-Nishiki! Can't wait to receive them!

 

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This is the only thread on this forum I watch and return to, haha.
I rarely peruse this forum and other threads.

Anyways... I just ordered my first Quinces! A Contorted-Salmon-Pink and an Iwai-Nishiki! Can't wait to receive them!

I am very glad that you like this post and especially flowering quince.
Please share your plants with us. Good luck to your new plants !
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Thanks! I am excited to get them!
Update: I won't get them until summer or fall, because I ordered other plants too (2 ume and a toyo-nishiki-improved(3 color) quince) that aren't ready until summer/fall (to save on shipping). Still excited though!

 

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Thanks! I am excited to get them!
Update: I won't get them until summer or fall, because I ordered other plants too (2 ume and a toyo-nishiki-improved(3 color) quince) that aren't ready until summer/fall (to save on shipping). Still excited though!

Very good. When you get them, if you have any question regarding to raise them in So Cal, please. Don’t hesitate to ask. Ume is hard to keep it healthy here !
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Very good. When you get them, if you have any question regarding to raise them in So Cal, please. Don’t hesitate to ask. Ume is hard to keep it healthy here !
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Thanks!
Is Chojubai the most difficult one to raise in SoCal? (I didn't order any of those).

I ordered a Contorted, Iwai Nishiki and Toyo Nishiki. Are those varieties more resilient and vigorous for SoCal?
How much sun can they take in SoCal? Only morning sun? No afternoon sun?
Do I treat them like azaleas? (mostly shade, place close to east or north facing walls/house for shade from afternoon sun)
Or, can they take a little full sun, and can they take more sun than azaleas?


As for the Ume:
What makes Ume difficult in SoCal?
Currently, I have two garden/in-ground Ume. Young tall whips, planted them 1 year ago. Full sun locations (close to south facing walls). They are doing great so far and are super vigorous.
They are Unknown exact varieties (all I know, one is single-white and the other is single-pink).
That's why I ordered two more; ones that I know the exact cultivar (a Kobai and a WB Clarke). Very excited to get those too!

 

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Thanks!
Is Chojubai the most difficult one to raise in SoCal? (I didn't order any of those).

I ordered a Contorted, Iwai Nishiki and Toyo Nishiki. Are those varieties more resilient and vigorous for SoCal?
How much sun can they take in SoCal? Only morning sun? No afternoon sun?
Do I treat them like azaleas? (mostly shade, place close to east or north facing walls/house for shade from afternoon sun)
Or, can they take a little full sun, and can they take more sun than azaleas?


As for the Ume:
What makes Ume difficult in SoCal?
Currently, I have two garden/in-ground Ume. Young tall whips, planted them 1 year ago. Full sun locations (close to south facing walls). They are doing great so far and are super vigorous.
They are Unknown exact varieties (all I know, one is single-white and the other is single-pink).
That's why I ordered two more; ones that I know the exact cultivar (a Kobai and a WB Clarke). Very excited to get those too!

Yes, Chojubai is more difficult.
Yes, you treat it as azalea. Because of its thin leaves and flowers, it is easy to get dehydration due to high temperature and low humidity. So, if you place it in the coolest area and plenty of humidity, it will vigorously live. It like morning sun only. The reason is that I just wrote above .
Its roots also need a mild acidic environment or at least neutral pH. So, you need to make sure your water doesn’t have alkaline or else you need to chose the soil substances which can reduce pH such as pine bark, fir ground (or forest product ground) and humic acid granule. You can buy all of this at Orange Farm Supply on Chapman ave. Remember to tell the cashier that you are member of bonsai club ( bonsainut for example ) , then you can get 10-20% discount!)

Other flowering quinces are more forgivable but they don’t like afternoon sun either .

Ume will be treated as same as quince when it is placed into the bonsai pot. If it is planted into the garden, it is a completely different ball game. When we came to the house of old Japanese lady to dig Japanese winterberry, I saw a big ume growing in the ground with plenty of flowers. Its trunk diameter is about 50 cm !!!! It means when it is in the bonsai pot, the size of the pot is a major factor which affects the tree health. So, it should be in the same place as quince with same soil. I also use sphagnum moss to cover the soil surface to keep the root be cool in the hot weather .
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Ah, okay... so, more or less similar to azalea and acer p (only morning sun, shade in afternoon, more on the acidic side).

I guess the east side of my house and north facing walls will have much more plants than the sunnier areas of the house, haha. I'm gonna have so many azaleas, quinces and j maples now.
I need more full-sun plants for the sunny areas (west and south facing) around the house now, lol. (I do have JBPs, SJ juniper and cuttings, seiju elm, and pomegranates though... they all love sun).

Nice tip on the club discount!! I wonder if it works at other nurseries (Green Thumb, Plant Depot, Armstrong, Ewing Irrigation Supply, Imperial Irrigation Supply, etc.) Thanks!

 

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Ah, okay... so, more or less similar to azalea and acer p (only morning sun, shade in afternoon, more on the acidic side).

I guess the east side of my house and north facing walls will have much more plants than the sunnier areas of the house, haha. I'm gonna have so many azaleas, quinces and j maples now.
I need more full-sun plants for the sunny areas (west and south facing) around the house now, lol. (I do have JBPs, SJ juniper and cuttings, seiju elm, and pomegranates though... they all love sun).

Nice tip on the club discount!! I wonder if it works at other nurseries (Green Thumb, Plant Depot, Armstrong, Ewing Irrigation Supply, Imperial Irrigation Supply, etc.) Thanks!

You are welcome!
You may try this with other stores !
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This SMS quince had first 2 flowers this afternoon.


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This is one of air layers done last August. It had the 1st flower this afternoon.




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This one was from the air layer 5 years ago. I use it for other air layers this year .


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