End of year sale quince
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Warpig
Chumono
Not a bad tree at all. I can see a couple different way to go with it. Im sure someone will say to cut it back to the first branch. But i think if it was mine i would keep it and go with one of the top branches heading left as a leader. Good pick up.
Leo in N E Illinois
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That flowering quince, Chaenomeles, is from the Proven Winners series, I think "Double Take" ®.
It's a good one for growing up as a single trunk. It has a growth pattern that is upright, much like 'Toyo Nishiki'. In just 2 years one plugged into the landscape at my folks topped 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide.
I would let it grow out, but remove suckers to keep it single trunk. When main trunk is over 1 or so inches diameter, do your first major pruning (chop back hard). You might wait for 1.5 inch diameter, but I doubt it will ever exceed 2 inches diameter.
Nice quince, I need to get myself one soon.
It's a good one for growing up as a single trunk. It has a growth pattern that is upright, much like 'Toyo Nishiki'. In just 2 years one plugged into the landscape at my folks topped 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide.
I would let it grow out, but remove suckers to keep it single trunk. When main trunk is over 1 or so inches diameter, do your first major pruning (chop back hard). You might wait for 1.5 inch diameter, but I doubt it will ever exceed 2 inches diameter.
Nice quince, I need to get myself one soon.
Looking at other examples, I find the taller literati trees to be very interesting with blooms. Tall windswept also an idea that I find interesting for this guy...
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Forsoothe!
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Since when, do Quince flower in autumn?
It looks covered in buds, more coming.....
Brent
Nanuk
Shohin
Nice looking, good luck with it.
Warpig
Chumono
I would advise against this, tho it is a matter of opinion. For me, it only brakes the illusion that the wind is strong enough to shape the tree but these perfect flowers hold fine?
parhamr
Omono
Chaenomeles japonica will flower 2 or 3 times a year!
Forsoothe!
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Thanks.
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
I thought "double take" meant twice flowering.
Twice as long to make a bonsai.
Twice as enjoyable when you get there.
Sorce
Twice as long to make a bonsai.
Twice as enjoyable when you get there.
Sorce
Leo in N E Illinois
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Flowering quince, Chaenomeles, is related to the apple family, Malus. In nature Chaenomeles are almost always a shrub, almost never naturally remain single trunk. If you see an old single trunk Chaenomeles, you need to assume a human has actively intervened over the years to keep it single trunk. There is a 40 or more year old Chaenomeles 'Minerva' on our farm, it is a huge shrub, hundreds of branches coming from the ground, covers a patch 15 feet wide by about 3 feet in width. No single branch taller than 7 or 8 feet, no single branch larger than 1.5 inches in diameter.
Flowering quince are easily trained to many styles, including single trunk styles. Like junipers they are almost horticultural ''silly putty'' easily trained to most styles.
They can be trained in informal upright styles, much like a small apple tree. Flowers and fruits are the key attractive features of Chaenomeles, especially their habit of blooming off and on all year with peak bloom in spring, and a significant autumn bloom, especially if pruned in early summer.
A windswept tree, just looks odd with big double scarlet red flowers. I would avoid going windswept. Literati, informal upright, semi cascade, full cascade, clump and raft types styles are all good. Formal upright and windswept and any of the mainly for pines and conifers styles should probably be avoided.
amcoffeegirl
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I bought a red one but now wish I had pink.
Hey Leo- (or anyone) Would it be detrimental (or beneficial) if I brought my quince indoors...perhaps after a "short winter" ...maybe 45 days... outdoors, but not the full brunt of a zone 6a winter? I have about half a dozen various Chaenomeles...chojubai included, and I have a grow tent and some T-5 fixtures. I'm not really into tropicals and I only have 2 dwarf schefflera bonsai to fill the space.
scarriedoc
Yamadori
I bought 3 of these this year, 2 pink and 1 peach. I'm letting them grow in pond pots until next spring or longer but I'm excited for these. You may want to dig down a little to see the roots too since I found mine to be really interesting. Interesting enough that I'm planning on 2 of my 3 to be exposed root style.
scarriedoc
Yamadori
Also, this guy has some nice quince trees.
You'rer right, those roots are interesting.... Fall looks like time to report, guess I'm digging into mine, so to speak.
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I finally got a chance to watch that video, interesting trees indeed. Makes me want a pink one. Like the tall, sparse look of some of his trees, very elegant.
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penumbra
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I have heard this argument before and from a traditionalist viewpoint it is absolutely true. However I would not be at all reluctant to use a quince or any another flowering tree in a windswept or any other style because you are only dealing with the blooms for a few days or maybe a week or two. But given a choice, I would probably opt for a semi cascade or cascade over windswept for flowerring plants, it is more a mater of what the plant lends itself to.
scarriedoc
Yamadori
Windswept quince done right
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