Beautiful!Dug last fall after 6-7 years in the ground. its in full bloom right now, in an Aiba Koyo pot.
The last photo has an upper-right branch photoshopped out...
I was reading about Japanese maples in this article, Maple (Acer) Theory, Bvjorvala talks about reducing leaves to allow light and air into the trees interior. Don't you think this is a good idea for the Japanese quince or any deciduous tree in general? I was thinking about doing this on my own quince soon as the foliage is so dense; bugs and fungus just might get comfy when they find a place to settle.
http://bjorvalabonsaistudio.com/2012/05/23/maple-acer-theory/
It's fine. Not great ramification, but when a few shoots get out of control, I just trim them back. As usual, the leaves are looking rough by this time of year. It's pretty in the spring, but I'll move it into a plastic pot and sell it at some point. Just too many trees!Hi, Brian. How's your quince doing? Have you faced any challenges with ramifiying the branches? Do you do a partial defoliation and some cutting back?