This bonus bonsai u episode features the repotting of a chojubai japanese flowering quince chaenomeles japonica from a modern canton chinese container into a kowatari antique chinese pot circa pre 1800 ce. The chinese quince can be attacked by aphids scale weevils or fire blight which is a bacterial infection.
Valavanis Bonsai Blog Indoor Bonsai Tree Bonsai Seeds Flowering Quince
The chinese quince can be propagated from seed softwood cuttings in summer or air layering.
Bonsai quince. The chinese quince bonsai grows best in neutral or slightly acidic soils. The tree was originally created in japan as a root over rock planting on an ibigawa stone nearly 50 years ago and subsequently imported. Repotting chojubai in early spring also works but by repotting now i can get a jump on the upcoming repotting season.
The chinese quince is an outdoor deciduous tree that is a member of the rosaceae family it has large leaves which turn rich orange in autumn. A japanese quince bonsai is a living miniature tree and not a house plant. Therefore your bonsai must be maintained in a cool cold environment during the winter season.
As a guide around thanksgiving day it is time to prepare your bonsai for its winter dormancy period which should last approximately three 3 months. Use a specific pesticide in case of. The brilliant flowers on the leafless stems are a wonderful harbinger of spring.
This tough and versatile plant also makes excellent bonsai. Chojubai a variety of dwarf flowering quince is one of the few bonsai i can repot in summer. 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.
The flowers appear in early spring and are a delightful shade of pink which the large fruits are oval and turn golden yellow as they ripen. Chojubai can be repotted with or without defoliating first.
