Pink Lady Flowering Quince

[fredtruck]

There have been some interesting flowering quinces posted here recently, so I thought I would add my Pink Lady to the stream. Pink Lady is a cross between Japonica and the species. It has been the consistently heaviest bloomer I have. In my possession since 2002, its gangly, sprawling nature has presented a styling challenge. It is very slow to ramify, so my current goal is to get the tree to ramify so some of the open spaces are filled.

 

[raydomz]

Incredible color.
Great work!

 

[plant_dr]

I love it!

 

[treekutter]

Nice tree!

 

[garywood]

Fred, very nice Quince! Have you thought of a "softer" pot?
Wood

 

[fredtruck]

You mean like an oval, a very shallow oval? Or maybe a shallow rectangle with really rounded corners? I haven't, but I think if I found just the right one, I might go for it. That's an interesting thought. The tree has been in this pot from the beginning.

 

[bonsai barry]

I always look forward to seeing some of your excellent quince this time of year. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Mike423]

Very neat and unusual flowers, thanks for sharing.

 

[jk_lewis]

It's not the same cultivar, but I have a quite similar plan. You might consider a windswept for yours -- which is stunning, BTW.

And here's a "softer" pot?????

 

[fredtruck]

That's a very interesting design all the way around.

 

[JudyB]

I have never seen one with such a color scheme. Sometimes it's enough... would be better with some ramification, but it's so very nice even as is.

 

[Attila Soos]

I love it!
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That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.

I love your signature, but you need to update it, for the 21st century:

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes, after slashing their tires.
That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away, you have their shoes, and they can't drive to find you.

 

[Ang3lfir3]

honestly fred... the empty space in this tree has always been what i loved most about it ...... she is lovely as always.... getting more lovely each year

 

[Attila Soos]

I would add some nice moss around the nebari. Looking at the soil is the only thing that bothers me a little. Otherwise, I like it.

 

[fredtruck]

Thank you very much, Judy. The colors I get are the result of having this tree bloom in low light conditions, in my garage. It frequently blooms in June, also, but then the flowers are a deep, blazing pink, because it is outside in partial sun. This particular tree, I can say from experience, produces different shadings and colors depending on the amount of light it is exposed to.

 

[crust]

Lovely flowers. I wonder if these would do well here in Minnesota. My storage usually does not get below about 10 degrees or so but its the springs I worry about. I find them irresistably beautiful as just a plant.

 

[Randy]

honestly fred... the empty space in this tree has always been what i loved most about it ...... she is lovely as always.... getting more lovely each year

Wispy........

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[fredtruck]

>>I wonder if these would do well here in Minnesota.

Before we bought our present house, at our old house I wintered this quince, as well as others, in something like a polycarb tent. It was unheated, but I really mulched in the bonsai. It often got that cold or colder. I think with care, it can be done in Minnesota. The main thing is to keep the wind away so the quince don't dry out.

 

[daygan]

fredtruck, I've actually seen this tree of yours before when I was doing image searches of quinces to get some ideas for my own. Good tree. I definitely think a more feminine pot (i.e. oval, rounded edges) would better compliment the character of the tree.

One question: in your experience, do quinces' trunks thicken easily, or do they tend to stay the same thickness regardless of how much vegetation is on top?

 

[fredtruck]

Thanks for your suggestion on the pot.

In my experience, quince trunks hardly thicken at all. I have one clump that is approaching 90 years old (that I'll be posting later this winter) and I think the thickest trunk of the bunch is .75". I've seen pictures of single-trunk quinces that have trunks that are thicker, but those are very rare, I think.