Kashima Flowers

PeaceLoveBonsai

Chumono
Messages
889
Reaction score
2,979
Location
Franklin, TN
USDA Zone
7a
Is it advisable to pluck the flowers off a Kashima? I'm growing this particular Kashima in an aquatic basket to encourage root development, so I'm not exactly in the refinement stage, but I'm still interested in the best way to work with the species. Thoughts?

IMG_7789.JPG IMG_7792.JPG
 

0soyoung

Imperial Masterpiece
Messages
7,496
Reaction score
12,832
Location
Anacortes, WA (AHS heat zone 1)
USDA Zone
8b
Meh.
Maples will make samaras even if the flowers aren't pollinated. Of course, some amount of carbohydrate gets consumed to make them - less than if pollinated, but some, nonetheless. I think this is a very minor fraction of the dry weight gain by the tree during a season (I have no data); pollinated or not.
 
Top Bottom