Japanese Flowering Quince cuttings in training.

[bonhe]

This one has long branches, too.


Will prune it back in few months


Do you think this branch is dead?


No, it is still alive. It will give flowers in few months.


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[bonhe]

This Chojubai is having few flowers at this time. I was too busy to separate it out.

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[Bonsai Nut]

What soil mix are you using for your Chojubai? Do you protect it from the sun in the summer?

 

[thumblessprimate1]

This Chojubai is having few flowers at this time. I was too busy to separate it out.
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Bonhe

Ever thought of trying to hybridize your chojubai with that other special multi colored one?

 

[bonhe]

Bonsai Nut, post: 403123, member: 3"]What soil mix are you using for your Chojubai?
This Chojubai pot is an exchanged gift with Dick Benbow (WA) more than 2 years ago, so I can not tell you what kind of soil mix it is! But I can see lava cinder, pumice in ratio 1:1. I understand in WA, this soil mix will be good because it has a lot of rain up there.
In my area, I have been using pumice: pine bark 2:1 for flowering quince.

Do you protect it from the sun in the summer?
Yes, I do. I place it under the guava tree with misty system 4 times a day (in the summer)
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[bonhe]

Ever thought of trying to hybridize your chojubai with that other special multi colored one?

No, I have not. It might be a good idea to try. I will do it next spring if I remember Thanks for bringing it up.
Bonhe

 

[thumblessprimate1]

And you will name it, 'Thumbless Primate .'

No, I have not. It might be a good idea to try. I will do it next spring if I remember Thanks for bringing it up.
Bonhe

 

[bonhe]

And you will name it, 'Thumbless Primate .'

Absolutely.
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[bonhe]

The chojubai has a lot of flower buds at this time!


Tiny flower!

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[bonhe]

The Chojubai still has flowers and flower buds at this time of the year. The temperature is 40 degrees F at 3:45 pm!


Toyo nishiki "Nichi-Getsu-Sei" is loosing its leaves at this time. In the same time, I can see some flower buds start swelling up at one or two trees.
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[bonhe]

This Nichi-Getsu-Sei quince is ready for blooming in a few weeks.


Flower buds


I love to see this cascade branch in flowers! full of flower buds.

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[bonhe]

This flowering quince is full of flower buds.


The Nichi-Getsu-Sei quince.


I like its rootage.


Flower buds

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[bonhe]

Again, Nichi-Getsu-Sei quince. Also has flower buds at this time.


Interesting surface rootage.


Part of Nichi-Getsu-Sei quince pots in training.


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[bonhe]

This one will give me a surprise this year. I want to see what kind of flower it has. It was cutting from the Nichi-Getsu-Sei quince more than 2 years ago.


It has a lot of flower buds at this time.


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[MichaelS]

Wonderful time of the year!
This spring I cross pollinated many quinces. Chojubai x japonica, Chojubai x small red japonica.
Medium orange japonica x chojubai, White speciosa x medium orange japonica, Pink x superba x small red japonica.
I did some a few years ago and some of them turned out very nicely. One has purple new leaves!

 

[bonhe]

This one is also a cutting from Nichi-Getsu-Sei quince more than 2 years ago, but does not have any flower bud yet.


It has a lot of suckers from the roots. It is possible a good candidate for inverse root cutting!


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[bonhe]

I did some a few years ago and some of them turned out very nicely. One has purple new leaves!

Very nice! Did you get the flower on those yet?
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[milehigh_7]

I could not believe how well my Chojubai did this summer in Vegas. It only got shelter during the 118F+ days Other than that it was full sun. Grew like a weed. I only wish I would have known they liked it here before now... Nothing like wasting the last 15 years that I have lived here...

 

[MichaelS]

Very nice! Did you get the flower on those yet?
Bonhe

Yes this is one of them. I think it has some chojubai blood in it but I can't remember. I crossed it back to chojubai this spring and it has a big fat fruit on it now. I can send you some seeds if you want.

 

[thumblessprimate1]

Yes this is one of them. I think it has some chojubai blood in it but I can't remember. I crossed it back to chojubai this spring and it has a big fat fruit on it now. I can send you some seeds if you want.

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Nice! I'll gladly take some seeds off your hands if you have some available.