Prunus Mume

You should look at the paintings of Hiroshige. He has many that include ume.
 
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Brian Van Fleet said:
Telperion and Muranaka sell them...Brent has had smaller ones at times, bought one from him that is in the ground and about 10' tall after 2 seasons!
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I have two of them that were field grown out at Telperion... decent trunk sizes.... average 2-3"+ .... they all need branches but lots of great trunks in those fields... Mine are for the landscape but maybe will end up as bonsai one day (i have 2 others for bonsai).... I have no idea what any of the blossoms look like... they haven't flowered yet for me
 
I bought some ume cuttings from Bill V last year and just ordered a batch this year. The ones from last year look like they will be flowering this year :D I believe the benefit of cutting-grown plants is that you not only know what kind of flowers you will be getting, but also they flower much earlier than if from seedlings. Not sure if they will ever be fantastic ume specimens, but like flowering quince, it's always a great sight to see the flowers in late winter/early spring.

In case anyone is interested, Bill V's website is: www.internationalbonsai.com. He's got a half dozen varieties for sale at the moment (though it looks like he has sold out of one of those), as well as a number of other species. For what it's worth, I was very happy with the order I placed last year.

I bought a small ume cutting from Brent a couple of years ago that I put in the ground. They grow very fast in the ground (mine is probably 10' in height with an inch plus in caliper), but it's very cylindrical growth. It looks like it is going to take a lot of sacrifice branches and chops to get good taper and movement.
 
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I agree I just purchased two varieties From Bill myself and cant wait for them to get here :)
 
Ang3lfir3 said:
It's beautiful!


random thought: I find it amusing that your camera uses GUIDs to name your files!!
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Over my head bro, what does that mean? I actually started using web albums app to load photos from, so I'm just tickled the resolution is ok...
 
Very nice! did you shoot this in the dark to make the blooms pop? Or is it just a black background? I'm trying to learn a bit more about photographing my trees better, as it makes a huge difference!
Anyways, it is wonderful!:)
 
JudyB said:
Very nice! did you shoot this in the dark to make the blooms pop? Or is it just a black background? I'm trying to learn a bit more about photographing my trees better, as it makes a huge difference!
Anyways, it is wonderful!:)
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Honesty, it was dark when I finally had a minute to shoot it!

BUT, I do like photographing in the dark when I want to highlight the silhouette. In the case of the ume, it made the deadwood and white blooms stand out. Interestingly and conversely, in daylight, light backgrounds are usually used to highlight silhouette, and dark backgrounds bring out detail.
 
Just as good in the light of day! I have always wanted one, but I would be tooo tempted to bring it inside for the flowering.....
 
So it's repotting time...I pulled it out of the pot and tried on a bunch of options. Take a look and vote at my blog...would love to hear your thoughts.
Here are a few to consider, more at the blog site. I'll share the results next week. Thanks for playing along!
Green Chinese Oval.jpgGren Rect Houtoku.jpgOval Yixing Zisha.jpgRound Nailhead Toko.jpgRound Jade Toko.jpg
 
Looks great Brian! I didn't vote for this one, but I enjoyed reading your reasoning for choosing it on your blog. Also your assessment of the other pots was very informative.

(I voted blue, but I thought it might be too shallow as well.)

Thanks!
 
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