Prunus mume, slowly!

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » July 15th, 2015, 2:55 pm

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Prunus mume (Japanese flowering apricot) has been quite slow to develop but I am gradually building a few branches.

treeman · Post by **treeman** » July 15th, 2015, 3:55 pm

Hey, it's a mume, it has a good trunk, it has pink flowers......What's not to like??

GavinG · Post by **GavinG** » July 15th, 2015, 7:12 pm

Good bones always pay off. Can only get better and better. Thanks for posting.

Gavin

Freckl · Post by **Freckl** » July 15th, 2015, 11:27 pm

Fantastic Trunk!

I've had one for three seasons and still havent unlocked how get decent growth out of it

Elmar · Post by **Elmar** » July 16th, 2015, 12:59 am

Beautiful flowers! Keep it going!

Cheers
Elmar

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » July 16th, 2015, 8:04 am

Good old "slow to develop" Prunus mume

Up there with "Malus purpurea" I hope you live long enough to develop it Gerard as it has a wonderful trunk.

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » July 16th, 2015, 10:46 am

Freckl wrote:Fantastic Trunk!

I've had one for three seasons and still havent unlocked how get decent growth out of it

GavinG wrote:Good bones always pay off. Can only get better and better. Thanks for posting.

Gavin

Credit to Treeman, he grew the trunk. Just a few branches have take me 3 years

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » July 16th, 2015, 11:37 am

For hope, inspiration and the desire to do it Gerard

Prunus mume (Kokofu nominee)

Elmar · Post by **Elmar** » July 16th, 2015, 11:54 am

bodhidharma wrote:For hope, inspiration and the desire to do it Gerard Prunus mume (Kokofu nominee)

Nice Virt!

Cheers
EZ
Via Tapatalk

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » July 16th, 2015, 1:10 pm

Elmar wrote:Nice Virt!

Actually not, straight out of the "Kokofu" entry's book. I have it at home. I remembered looking at it a while ago and when i looked it up i was surprised at how similar it was to Gerards tree. A future glimpse possibly.

Elmar · Post by **Elmar** » July 16th, 2015, 2:15 pm

Lol, that's what I was getting at!
Love the flowers!!
First time I thought about Bonsai was when looking at the Japanese flowering Cherry trees!

Cheers
EZ

bodhidharma · Post by **bodhidharma** » July 16th, 2015, 3:39 pm

Elmar wrote:Lol, that's what I was getting at!

Sometimes i am a bit thick.

Gerard · Post by **Gerard** » July 16th, 2015, 3:44 pm

bodhidharma wrote:For hope, inspiration and the desire to do it Gerard Prunus mume (Kokofu nominee)

Give it 50 years and a few owners we will get there

astroboy76 · Post by **astroboy76** » July 20th, 2015, 10:28 am

the best thing to do with Mume is put them in a large growth pot or in the ground for a season. they will kick off and grow quick quick, developing thick branches. you can cut these back to a few buds in early summer and by autumn they will put out a small bit of lateral growth before going formant. They wont flower much the next season as you have stimulates leaf buds. Next season you will tripple your branches

astroboy76 · Post by **astroboy76** » July 20th, 2015, 10:41 am

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