Tree ID

[Daluke]

It has thorns. Looks like a quince. Sort of?

[Daluke]

And pic

[KIRKY]

Looks like Quice because it is a Quince
Cheers
Kirky

[shibui]

Japanese flowering quince - Chaenomeles sp. AKA Japonica.

You'll probably spot lots of them at this time of year as they flower before the leaves come out. Red, pink, white and a few double flowered forms.
Quite slow to develop as bonsai but you can readily collect pieces from old clumps like the one in your photo.

Have a look at Treeman's recent posts showing a couple he has developed as bonsai.

[Isitangus]

Japanese flowering quince - Chaenomeles sp. AKA Japonica.

Quite slow to develop as bonsai but you can readily collect pieces from old clumps like the one in your photo.

When you say you can collect pieces from them-do you mean cuttings/root cuttings/dig chunks out of the ground?
My mum has one that is also in fruit so was wondering about the viability of collecting their seed to grow?
Thanks in advance

[shibui]

When you say you can collect pieces from them-do you mean cuttings/root cuttings/dig chunks out of the ground?
My mum has one that is also in fruit so was wondering about the viability of collecting their seed to grow?
Thanks in advance

All of the above.
Quickest is probably to divide off a rooted section but that will take some work getting the spade or an axe through the roots to hack a piece off the main plant. Assure your Mum that it won't hurt the remaining plant.
You will find lots of small suckers growing around the clump which are easier to get. Dig down to follow the root. If there are feeder roots that's good but they usually survive and grow even if there are no smaller roots. Just cut the root/rhizome? and plant the section in a pot.
Root pieces will also usually sprout new roots and shoots to make new plants.
Stem cuttings are a little less reliable but will still grow fairly easily.

Seed germinates fairly easily. I think stratification is generally advised but I've just planted seed and had good germination without any treatment. Flower colour of seedlings does not always follow the mother. Mine all flowered pink, pale pink or mottled red/pink rather than the strong red of the mother plant. Mine flowered in just a couple of years from seed.

[Isitangus]

Thanks Neil


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