Bonsai flowering quince

[Stone]

Started this in 1985. It gives me lots of pleasure every year.

 

[JeanLux]

Yeah!!!! This is a very pleasant compact minitree! Jean

 

[Dido]

For so many years it looks really small and great

 

[likespaphs]

wow!
looks good!

 

[Hera]

That really works as a bonsai. I like it.

 

[Erythrone]

Omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[biothanasis]

Lovely!! We have a normal sized one in my mom's garden.

 

[Leo Schordje]

Wow, very nice. My flowering quinces are youngsters, I have shown them this picture to inspire them.

I had to check your profile, saw that you are in Australia, where its middle-late winter. That is when quinces would normally bloom. How tall is your plant, it looks like it is about 10 inches, maybe a little more? The flowers of your plant seem large, do you know the cultivar. I don't think it is "Chojubai" or "Hime", but I could be wrong. What is the cultivar?

The color of your pot contrasts nicely with the flowers, the octagonal shape is nice also. Good on its own as a bonsai or it would make an excellent shitakusa in a display with a much larger tree.

Thanks for posting. Post more of your bonsai when you have time, quite a few of us enjoy seeing them, and some of us (like myself) do bonsai also in addition to orchids.

 

[Stone]

Wow, very nice. My flowering quinces are youngsters, I have shown them this picture to inspire them.

I had to check your profile, saw that you are in Australia, where its middle-late winter. That is when quinces would normally bloom. How tall is your plant, it looks like it is about 10 inches, maybe a little more? The flowers of your plant seem large, do you know the cultivar. I don't think it is "Chojubai" or "Hime", but I could be wrong. What is the cultivar?

The color of your pot contrasts nicely with the flowers, the octagonal shape is nice also. Good on its own as a bonsai or it would make an excellent shitakusa in a display with a much larger tree.

Thanks for posting. Post more of your bonsai when you have time, quite a few of us enjoy seeing them, and some of us (like myself) do bonsai also in addition to orchids.

Thanks all.
Leo,
I love the quinces too. I think this cultivar is Christmas Cheer but I could be wrong. Its a very old cultivar anyway. This one is about 9'' tall. I also have a group planting of Chojubai. (probably my favorite) The flower is only half the size of this. And there is another on the bench pink/white which I'll post when its open.
The quickest way of obtaining a good sized one is to dig one out of the garden and prune the top and the roots right down to a couple of inches and pot it up.
I would be happy to post more bonsai pics. I have many:evil:. Its another passion of mine as well.
Mike.

 

[Paph_LdyMacBeth]

How stunning


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[KyushuCalanthe]

I would be happy to post more bonsai pics. I have many:evil:. Its another passion of mine as well.
Mike.

Bring 'em on!

 

[SlipperFan]

Bring 'em on!

Ditto!

 

[JeanLux]

Ditto!

yeah come on!!!!! Do you grow/create them all like this one, or do you buy too? Jean

 

[Stone]

Ok, here is a cotoneaster raft syle. About 8 inches high



Juniperus procumbens nana. I dug this from the garden many many years ago and I've been refining it ever since. The pic is a bit squashed. you have to imagine it 10% wider.

Trident maple forest. This is 10 or 12 years old taken last summer. It has since been rearranged.

And this is a kurume Azalea ''Amoena''. Its covered in purpleish flowers in spring. Enjoy!

 

[Stone]

yeah come on!!!!! Do you grow/create them all like this one, or do you buy too? Jean

No I've never bought any. 1- they're too pricey (for a good one) and 2- the quality of commercial bonsai is quite low here because importing from Japan is out of the question. (although its getting better)

 

[JeanLux]

Well, congratulations then Mike!!!! all of these ones look well balanced ; you hasve a very good hand with them!!!! I like the azalea! How large is it?

(are you on facebook?) Jean

 

[abax]

Bonsai are so serene and calming to see and imagine little
scenes. I used to do bonsai and then killed a very expensive Okinawa Holly and lost heart after that. Your
bonsai are lovely and I'd enjoy seeing them anytime you'd care to post a photo.

 

[Stone]

Well, congratulations then Mike!!!! all of these ones look well balanced ; you hasve a very good hand with them!!!! I like the azalea! How large is it?

(are you on facebook?) Jean

Thanks Jean. The Azalea is around 12 inches and no!..no facebook. I spend too much time looking at this damn screen as is!

 

[John M]

Wonderful bonsai! WOW!

 

[rdlsreno]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:clap::clap::clap:

Ramon