Flowering Quince for Bonsai
by Brent Walston
Introduction
Flowering Quince, Chaenomeles spp, has been used by the Chinese for thousands of years to celebrate the New Year.
Flowering Quince
Description: Chaenomeles are much beloved for bonsai because of their tiny, lovely flowers, and in spite of their prickly thorns.
The Flowering Quince...
Overview : The Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles) is a quite a spectacular plant in any form - and when used as bonsai material, is even more spectacular.
CHAENOMELES species/ JAPANESE FLOWERING QUINCE
Chaenomeles is a genus of 3 species of deciduous, spiny shrubs from mountain woodland in Japan and China.
"Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles)"
--Article: From Bonsai Gardener
"Flowering Quince Article"(PDF)
--"Developing Japanese flowering quince miniture bonsai"
--From International Bonsai Magazine ...
FLOWERING QUINCE (Chaenomeles)
The Flowering Quince is a wonderful choice for bonsai.
Boke(Flowering quince)
There are kinds that it blooms in February (Kan-boke), and April(Haru-boke). It seems to be difficult with the small pot though "Toyonishiki" which red, white are mixed in is a variety of "Haru-boke".
Japanese Flowering Quince is deciduous and best when grown outdoors.
Even grape vines can be made into a miniature bonsai-like plant, though they don't grow in the same form as trees.
Deciduous: Japanese Maple {Acer palmatum and varieties), Daphne odora, flowering Peach (Prunus persica varieties), Japanese flowering Apricot (Prunus mume varieties), Japanese flowering Quince (Chaenomeles lagenaria), ...
Gardeners in the West often refer to these species as "flowering quince" (although all quince have flowers).
Flowering Quince - This comes from Asian countries and has a display of white and red flowers on bare branches. It is a world favourite and the leaves have tiny teeth and flowers grow in tight clusters.
Many of the genera in the
rose family. Includes
mountain ash, hawthorn,
flowering quince, and serviceberry ...
Japanese term for trees which are known for producing flowers, such as azalea, cherry, plum and flowering quince.
Hoki dachi ...
 See also: Bonsai, Plant, Trunk, Species, Growing
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