Crabapple
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bonsai barry
Omono
Its funny that the tree looks so different in the three different views. I like the thick base. I like shorter trees so if it were mine I'd probably chop it almost midway (or airlayer). There seem to be several new starts that would make a nice top.
Jason
Chumono
I think that considering that it's a crab it has great taper. Mine always want to be a cylinder. Nice pick up.
frozenlarch
Sapling
Ya really gotta beat em up to get character like that!
I like this tree! Great potential.
I'm constantly wandering around the property digging up crab seedlings to torture. Still debating on where to air layer the mature ones we have scattered around.
Keep us posted on its progress!
Nybonsai12
Masterpiece
Thanks all. I'm really not sure what i will do with it yet. Like I said, i'll just stare at it this season. I kind of like the idea of a shorter tree so airlayering may be an option for next season. I will certainly keep this thread updated with any actions I take.
shayanjameel08
Seedling
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Yeah a small, rosy red apple with a rather hard, extremely tart flesh. Crabapples, available during the fall months, are too sour for out-of-hand eating but make outstanding jellies and jams.
youngsai
Mame
Haha, what is this dude who posted above me' s deal?? This is second tarded post by him in as many minutes. Someone asked for advice on a plum and he also posted as if this was a fruit canning forum or a peanut butter and jelly thread on all recipes lol.
berobinson82
Omono
Here's what I think of every time I see this title pop up:
nathanbs
Omono
Reeks of spammer to me
edprocoat
Masterpiece
I just seen this thread, amazing what I miss and then find here whenever I think I have read everything.
About chopping or layering that is a beautiful trunk on that, if it were mine I would be happy with the size as it spretty short and in proportion to the trunk, I would wire and work the branches and wait for the flowers and fruit. Good luck with it, a real beauty IMO.
And of course, rosy, tarty red flesh, sour hands, fall eating etc.
ed
About chopping or layering that is a beautiful trunk on that, if it were mine I would be happy with the size as it spretty short and in proportion to the trunk, I would wire and work the branches and wait for the flowers and fruit. Good luck with it, a real beauty IMO.
And of course, rosy, tarty red flesh, sour hands, fall eating etc.
ed
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
I think it has a lot of character...how tall is it...to trunk chop? To lose all that movement...definitely put some thought into it. Because there is no going back. Great find! I admire their blooms.
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
I hope you can get yours to bloom. I have one I have grown from seed that has a beautiful trunk but has never bloomed. I keep hoping maybe this year but so far it's disappointed me: Twenty years. I am about to just grow it as a foliage tree because the trunk is so nice. Of course all of this hinges on whether or not it has survived this winter. We have had more than a month with temperatures hovering around with the highs in the teens and the lows below zero. We started with a snow fall around Thanks Giving that is still on the ground.
GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
I have a few ranging from 3 foot to 8 foot that have only ever bloomed(some never) when I let them rest an entire season. If I do ANY work on them at all they simply will not bloom. After a few more years of shaping and work I do fully expect them to though. Just how it works at my place. Could also be you need to have more then one or another cultivar around.
Grimmy
raregog
Seedling
I speak from the U K South Wales and the said apple of which i retain a few from very young, to very very mature, my head ache is wiring, they like to snap as soon as they see any wire L O L
?? is there a right or wrong time of year, or should i blindfold them.could it be the nature of the beast. any thoughts welcome .South Wales It Rains .
?? is there a right or wrong time of year, or should i blindfold them.could it be the nature of the beast. any thoughts welcome .South Wales It Rains .
Vance Wood
Lord Mugo
I don't think the presence of another tree has anything to do with it. The sources I have checked out seems to indicate that Crab apple do not bloom well when grown from seed. I am currently playing around with the idea of grafting.
GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
The whole "from seed" I did not consider. I can add that all of mine are grafts and have been or need air layer at some given point. At the old place I think Every tree in the Orchard was as well.
Grimmy
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
Never seen one in person...just google images and a few books on bonsai. Saddens me to hear they struggle with bloom.
GrimLore
Bonsai Nut alumnus... we miss you
They do not in normal Orchard conditions. In Bonsai it is a far different story with hundreds of cultivars to be considered. Fruiting trees are another aspect to play with and enjoy given you have time.
Grimmy
Cadillactaste
Neagari Gal
To be honest...I have tinkered with the idea of eventually having a fruiting bonsai. Their blooms are pretty in photos. But...in no hurry. Much research needs to go into it before I go that route.
