Ume anticipation...

[Adair M]

I think today is the “sunny day” the Ume has been waiting for!

 

[Adair M]

And, it did!

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Gotta pull the weeds while it’s up on the counter, man!

 

[Adair M]

Gotta pull the weeds while it’s up on the counter, man!

I thought it was an accent! Lol!!

 

[Martin Sweeney]

Nice to finally see them. I think they have been open a fair while, but I was out of town.

 

[cmeg1]

Hey,what do you think about this dudes gnarly trunks?......too knobby? @Adair M @Brian Van Fleet

Apricot Ume Bonsai | eBay

If you are local, you can pick it up in person.d. Height: 15 in.

rover.ebay.com

Im not buying or anything

 

[shinmai]

I'm jealous. You're a few days ahead of me. I have one I got two years ago just after it had bloomed. That poor tree has been beset by scale, mealybugs, shothole blight, and powdery mildew, and gone through two complete defoliations in the process. Last year it didn't bloom. I was in the greenhouse on Sunday, and lo and behold, flower buds! I'm really excited about it.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Hey,what do you think about this dudes gnarly trunks?......too knobby? @Adair M @Brian Van Fleet

Apricot Ume Bonsai | eBay

If you are local, you can pick it up in person.d. Height: 15 in.

rover.ebay.com

Im not buying or anything

From that angle, it is too knobby. If it has taper from another angle, I might consider it...but I’m not too crazy about super fat Ume.

 

[Adair M]

From that angle, it is too knobby. If it has taper from another angle, I might consider it...but I’m not too crazy about super fat Ume.

I like Ume that appear to have re-grown from stumps.

That particular tree? I think some carving might enhance it.

Of course, the time to buy Ume is after they’ve bloomed! The prices drop dramatically!

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

Brent @evergreengardenworks has some. Not huge, but it will give you time to enjoy the ride!
Cheers

 

[JudyB]

SOOOOOO close...

 

[Cadillactaste]

And, it did!

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Those blooms I will love seeing where you take this!

 

[shinmai]

SOOOOOO close...
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That’s gorgeous, with a great pot. Did you wire to get those curves, prune, both?

 

[JudyB]

Did you wire to get those curves, prune, both

wire wire wire.

 

[cmeg1]

How exciting,Judy.Blooms in the winter.You have snow?

 

[namnhi]

Hey,what do you think about this dudes gnarly trunks?......too knobby? @Adair M @Brian Van Fleet

Apricot Ume Bonsai | eBay

If you are local, you can pick it up in person.d. Height: 15 in.

rover.ebay.com

Im not buying or anything

So ugly that someone willing to pay that much for it. Only the mother could love type of trees.

 

[BonsaiDawg]

So ugly that someone willing to pay that much for it. Only the mother could love type of trees.

Agreed, that price for that branch-less tree is an utter joke, total waste of money.

 

[BonsaiDawg]

I like Ume that appear to have re-grown from stumps.

That particular tree? I think some carving might enhance it.

Of course, the time to buy Ume is after they’ve bloomed! The prices drop dramatically!

Carving a 15" ume stump? Good luck with that. haha This ume is an over-priced, grotesque little stump.

 

[BonsaiDawg]

‘‘Twas the day before Christmas and out on the bench, the Ume was swelling but not growing an inch. The blossoms are sleeping awaiting the day, when the sun will be shining to come out and play!

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For one thing’s for certain, they’ll smell sweet and not stink, and the blossoms aren’t white, instead they’ll be pink!

Merry Christmas, ya’ll!!!

Have you thought about putting this back in the ground or at least in a colander to let it grow??

 

[Adair M]

Have you thought about putting this back in the ground or at least in a colander to let it grow??

I’d like to make a Shohin out of it.

How big do you think it ought to be?

I acquired it in May last year. It had pretty much grown all it was going to grow by then.