Prunus Mume in Chinese is 梅treeman wrote:Tell me about it! I did try to buy ume seeds from China - not expecting much. They sent me Chiomnanthus praecox. Any add from china or Hong Kong selling ume seeds will send you Ch praecox. It was worth a try. Can we see the tree you got in Sydney?? (there are very few good Ume bonsai in the US)Bonbon wrote:I often browse Chinese bonsai forum. Funny thing is prunus mume , prunus Persica etc are very common and very cheap in China. Our quarantine law isolated us from all the best material from the world esp China and Japan.
Just bought one in Sydney for $250. The same tree in China should be around $50 RMB which is A$10.
Sometimes I really envy of the Americans and other countries one can pack trees in the luggage with soil and bring them back to their country.
Chiomnanthus praecox in Chinese is 腊梅
Even most of the Chinese thought they are the same, just different in colour. Chiomnanthus praecox is only yellow and very frangant. They thrive in very cold weather, ie northern China.
I found a Chiomnanthus praecox a few days ago but did not buy yet as I wonder they can grow well in Sydney.