Cotoneaster are fun!

[brewmeister83]

It is the leaving it in nursery soil over winter that I don't like....

It's almost a certain death sentence with my habits.

All this yard and new spaces to winter...
But I still don't feel like babying shiot !

Sorce

I hear that! If the plant's too weak and needs to be babied it's got no business on my benches! Bought a Cotoneaster dammeri 'coral beauty' last year on the cheap from a Lowes clearance rack. Had a decent lower trunk I could use for a shohin and lots of long extensions I could use for cuttings, so I figured why not? Left it in its nursery soil in the cold frame over the winter. Lil' bugger came back and even flowered this spring. Definitely deserves my attention now - small leaves, nice small blooms, and it can overwinter in shit soil - sounds tough enough to me!

 

[AlainK]

Another small Cotoneaster horizontalis. I think maybe I should repot it in a bigger, deeper pot next spring and for a couple of years to strengthen the roots, especially at the back of the stone.
Before/after removing the plastic strings and removing new shoots that go in all directions:

 

[sorce]

Nice....

They are fun!

I didn't expect so much growth on mine...
But I blink and the shoots are longer..

Sorce

 

[Grant Hamby]

I love my cotoneaster! It will always be a stick but I think I'm emotionally attached, haha. I also got mine at Lowe's for super cheap, a "Coral Beauty" with the little white flowers. Since this photo, I've begun to develop some branches on the rear to give some depth. I'm constantly pinching this thing back, It keeps me busy for sure. I'm hoping to eventually get it into a super shallow pot to accommodate the toothpick trunk. I've got a wicked shallow Erin pot that should look pretty good.

 

[petegreg]

Nice lil' trees, they are really fun.

Here's my the one I play with. 14 cm tall (5.5 inch), two years since chopped for shohin. Horizontalis...fed well this season, next year I'll try to improve ramification and leaf size.

 

[AlainK]

Late summer colours:

 

[Grant Hamby]

Here's an updated pic of my cotoneaster since I let two rear branches develop. I think it gives the tree more depth. When I eventually move the tree to the shallow Erin pot, I'll expose the tiny bit of flare currently hidden beneath the soil. That and the shallow pot will hopefully make it look a little less like a "stick in a pot" haha.

 

[sorce]

@AlainK and anyone....

Any notes on repotting?

I really love Mine and I need it to do well...

I'd like to hear any experiences.

Thanks!

Sorce

 

[petegreg]

If you wanna repot from the dirt, no issues if bare rooted, washed, root pruned in the spring.

 

[barrosinc]

If you wanna repot from the dirt, no issues if bare rooted, washed, root pruned in the spring.

same as what I have done here.

 

[aframe]

Late summer colours:

What species is this?

 

[Grant Hamby]

Anybody ever defoliate one of these?

 

[Grant Hamby]

Ditched the guy wires and finally did a better wiring job. This was my first time practicing the Colin Lewis methods. I need a lot more practice, but this definitely looks better than before.

It also exposed the small deadwood feature that inspired the tree's name, Spur. It's gonna look so much better in that Erin pot.

 

[sorce]

Spur

"A man without a horse is like a man without legs."

"Forget the mare you duffer. Don't throw effort after foolishness."

Sorce

 

[Grant Hamby]

"A man without a horse is like a man without legs."

"Forget the mare you duffer. Don't throw effort after foolishness."

Sorce

Haha

I must get out too much..

 

[Underdog]

Hope to get some style type going on this spring if it survives winter.

 

[Underdog]

Finally lost its leaves. Trimed and wired a little bit.

 

[Underdog]

He kind of reminds me of a flasher! There is a hollow under the moss/dirt at the base of the split trunk. Stiff branches for a flasher too. LOL Scary wiring for a rookie.

 

[Underdog]

This is a dwarf as well. Tiny leaves less than 1/4"
Botanical name:Cotoneaster adpressus ‘Tom Thumb’, syn. C. a. ‘Little Gem’

 

[Grant Hamby]

Wasn't quite ready for the final pot, so this cool Erin will do the job for now! I've got some buds popping in good spots for new back branches, should see some decent development this season. I know it's a stick, but it's my stick and I love it. Lol.