Stan's Chinese Quince

[Cadillactaste]

I am growing a couple. They are flowering right now, and they seem very happy. I am in Brazil.

Do you have Japanese Quince or Chinese Quince? Not the same species at all. Japanese are quite the bloomers. Where Chinese aren't don't get me wrong they can bloom. But...I am not sure if it's a maturity thing in which produces the bloom. Mine hasn't bloomed in my care as of yet. But my Japanese variety bloomed constantly.

 

[namnhi]

I like this specie as well. Have quite a few seedlings going right now. This is the only one that have the best Fall foliage for us. Seem very Hardy to the heat we have here....of course with adequate water. This thing like to grow taller than wider. Grow about 8 feet in one year here but the trunk is still pencil thick.

 

[Clicio]

Do you have Japanese Quince or Chinese Quince? Not the same species at all. Japanese are quite the bloomers. Where Chinese aren't don't get me wrong they can bloom. But...I am not sure if it's a maturity thing in which produces the bloom. Mine hasn't bloomed in my care as of yet. But my Japanese variety bloomed constantly.

I have both, and both are blooming now.
The Japanese is white, the chinese is reddish-pink.

 

[Cadillactaste]

I have both, and both are blooming now.
The Japanese is white, the chinese is reddish-pink.

Very cool! I love the exfoliating bark on the Chinese quince so the blooms though would be an added bonus, I am fine waiting on. Would love to see your blooms. Lucky you to have them both blooming!

 

[Clicio]

Very cool! Would love to see your blooms. Lucky you to have them both blooming!

Yes, lucky!
In the first picture is the chinese.
Second picture, the Japanese opening in clusters again.

 

[Cadillactaste]

Lovely blooms @Clicio! Been reading why my own hasn't bloomed.
Found on another forum...

they will bloom. That is why they are usually grafted or cutting grown. If your quinces are seedlings, they won't bloom until they are about ten years old. Full sun & high phosphorus fertilizer may help.
Iris

In another "parrish" I received lots of replies directing me to copies of bonsai today and international bonsai with articles in them.

as a coutesy to others who may wish learn

many nurseries will graft 3 year old chinese quince root stock to older flowering branches. this quickens their ability to age and since the graft is same to same, very difficult to spot the union.

trees need to be pruned back to eliminate longer branches ( about 3 internodes) as flowering comes on thicker branches.

keeping the bonsai on the pot bound side helps as does the use of bone meal during the growing season.

I have no clue to the age of the one I own. But the exfoliating bark was the reason for this purchase. When the blooms come...then it will be a added bonus. For now...I rather enjoy watching the bark exfoliate and change in color and add an added depth to the trunk. Enjoy those blooms!

 

[Clicio]

When the blooms come...then it will be a added bonus.

I guess mine were cuttings (someone brought them in a suitcase from Japan), that's why they already bloom, even being small.

 

[Cadillactaste]

I guess mine were cuttings (someone brought them in a suitcase from Japan), that's why they already bloom, even being small.

Is yours exfoliating its bark on the trunk yet? Cuttings from Japan...well there's a cool tidbit for history of your tree.