Prunus Mume - Flowering Apricot - Plum

[alpineart]

In these pics the shortest unstyled is 450mm and the largest is 700mm , 45cm and 70 cm .

The wired and styled tree's are 550mm but to fragile to be kicked around by the post , sorry posted by our postal service . Plenty of people travel here in a day or two just to buy tree's rather than end up with damaged stock .

I cant guarantee if they will be sorted on a footy field or a warehouse , blessed i haven't had any issues in the past not like reported on the news

Cheers Ian

[TimS]

I think there's more chance of me solving the Arab-Israeli conflict than getting those in the boot of the suibe sadly. My field style elm is about 750mm + say 50 for the shallow pot its in and it's scraping the roof. Once the grow bags are added on i think without being on some kind of agressive angle in the boot there's just no way to do it without smashing them to pieces annoyingly.

[alpineart]

Hi Tim , tell them to build a bridge and get over it , problem solved . As for fitting tree's in simply lean them over as in a slanting style , again problem solved .

i will be heading down to the S.E suburbs in a week or two can meet anyone in that area or on route , problem solved again .

Cant solve all the problems in the world but just solved a couple .

Cheers Ian

[TimS]

Pm sent

[Daluke]

What colour flower

[alpineart]

Hi Daluke , either white or pale pink , haven't flowered here because they were hard pruned twice a year for development purposes .Never kept track of which was which , 50% were sold a few years ago .

Cheers Ian

[Daluke]

Thanks. I got some from you a few year back - they haven’t flowered and I’m eagerly waiting to see what colour bloom

[alpineart]

Hi Daluke , I have 2 here that go deciduous , was hoping for some flowers but no i didn't happen .the rest of these stay fully leafed out .

I sent a few out around that time I do remember your purchase .Does your leaf drop of stay fully dressed ..

Cheers Ian

[Daluke]

Doesn’t shed all its leaves. It’s kind of like an elm - loses some, but keeps others. It’s pretty vigorous and has the leaf shape of a mume

[Luke308]

You can always lash out and buy one of these , trouble is they are a bit too big to post safely .

Cheers Ian

What area are you in?

[alpineart]

Hi Luke , mate I'm in Myrtleford N.E Victoria , over the past 20 years or more I have posted hundreds if not thousands of tree's and trunks from S.A to Far North QLD.

Some tree's are too big for Aussie Post , however there are couriers that do deliver just need to find the right one .

Cheers Ian

[alpineart]

Here is a couple of wired trunks that had the wire removed and trimmed up this morning

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These will have the guide wires re-attached in a few days time .

[alpineart]

These 2 trunks have been shaped by clip and grow with no wiring

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Making progress with both methods , I will attach some guide wires to the branches that require a little manipulation .

Cheers Ian

[KIRKY]

There all looking good Ian.

[TimS]

Beautiful work Ian, the more I grow in bonsai the more I reach for the scissors instead of the wire, especially with Prunus.