Quince (Cydonia Oblonga)

AlainK · 01-22-2008, 10:49 AM

This is the european quince, not the Japanese one.
It is used to graft pear-trees here.

This one is a root cutting from a dwarf pear-tree that died.

I put the cutting in a plastic pot for a few years and in 2005, I planted it in a bonsai pot (1st pic when repotted in Feb. 05)

Wired it and in December, and repotted it today (2nd pic).

Drawbacks : branches break easily, big scars when a branch is cut.

But nice bark and naturally twisting branches.

centaura · 01-22-2008, 02:44 PM

I like the taper that you've already achieved. I'm also jealous that you're getting to work on your trees now, I have a couple more months to go before I can start repotting. What is the final height that you're thinking about for this one?

-Centaura

AlainK · 01-25-2008, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by centaura

What is the final height that you're thinking about for this one?

-Centaura

Actually, I'm not sure: so far it's about 30 cm (12 inches) high, and if I keep the same shape, it's about the final height I was thinking about.
But maybe I'll only keep the first branch on the right, I haven't made up my mind yet, I'll take some advice from my friends at my bonsai club...

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01-22-2008, 02:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
centaura Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South Bend, IN Posts: 334	I like the taper that you've already achieved. I'm also jealous that you're getting to work on your trees now, I have a couple more months to go before I can start repotting. What is the final height that you're thinking about for this one? -Centaura

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