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Bloom quince

Coming from China and Japan, it is an early spring flowering shrub and one of the easier bonsai plants to grow. Its flowers have different colours, according to the variety, and grow on bare branches. If pollinated, they will transform themselves into small fruits of no interest.

 

Bloom quince
 

Detail

Detail
   
Exposure
Exposure
 

Sunlight for most of the year, slightly shelter it during the hottest months.
In winter shelter just the smallest sizes.

 

Watering
Watering
 

Everyday in summer, moderate in the other seasons; do not let the soil get dry before you water it again.

 

Fertilizing
Fertilizing
 

Every two weeks, from the end of blossom time during the whole vegetative period, setting aside the two hottest months.

 

Repotting
Repotting
 

Every year at the beginning of spring, up to 10 years of age, later according to the needs of the root-ball. Use base mould.

 

Pruning
Pruning
 

To obtain a good flowering, let the new buds grow during the whole summer, then shorten them to two nodes. Remove all the suckers, which grow in the base of the plant.

 

Propagation
Propagation
 

By seeds at the beginning of spring, by semi-wooden cuttings, by layers in summer and by division for the dwarf varieties.

Bonsai styles

 

Suitable for every style, apart from Formal Upright and Broom styles, ideal for Rock styles. Suitable for all sizes.

   

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