That's beautiful! I got a little Chinzan last fall. Can't wait to see it bloom. I'm pretty far north of you, so I think it will be a couple of weeks yet.
Just had m Chinzan Satsuki azalea delivered today. A great buy frim Mr. Maple nice full plant plenty of branches. I think that it will look great when t
blooms in that wonderful pink.
Chinzen is an excellent Satsuki for bonsai despite being somewhat ubiquitous in the USA. I’ve found a small flower and normal flower version, with the small flower much less common.
Beware…. most nursery azaleas need severe cut backs to make them decent bonsai….about 5 years to nice form and 10 to really nice young bonsai
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