Spring is in full swing now, despite the almost constant rain.
Crab apples in the garden are flowering and so is my crab apple bonsai. Not really much of a bonsai but quite spectacular in full flower I think.
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Re: Crabapple
The flowers are quite beautiful and well dispersed over the tree, so a job well done.
I'm a little bit jealous.
I'm a little bit jealous.
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Lovely display there Neil 
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Re: Crabapple
A very spectacular display of flowers there Neil, well done. What sort of fertiliser regime do you use to promote this amount of flowering.
I have a crab apple of the same variety and it has flowered OK this year, nothing as good as this one.
What variety is this one of yours please.
Miyagiman.
I have a crab apple of the same variety and it has flowered OK this year, nothing as good as this one.
What variety is this one of yours please.
Miyagiman.
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I don't know the variety David. I grafted this many years ago with a piece I got from Nell Saffin. If anyone knows a variety that has really small yellowish fruit please let us know.
I try fertilise my flowering bonsai with a 'flowers and fruit' fertiliser from about Feb through to leaf drop to promote more, better flowers. This one flowers well regardless of how I fertilise it. Apples, including crabs, need to develop mature, fruiting spurs to be able to flower so correct pruning is essential. Sometimes it is just a matter of time for the tree to mature enough and produce enough fruiting spurs.
Getting a photo of crab apple with fruit is not always easy Kevin. The rosellas here keep a close watch on any apple trees, including this one. Apples are usually gone before they are ripe but I have found a couple of old photos for you.
I try fertilise my flowering bonsai with a 'flowers and fruit' fertiliser from about Feb through to leaf drop to promote more, better flowers. This one flowers well regardless of how I fertilise it. Apples, including crabs, need to develop mature, fruiting spurs to be able to flower so correct pruning is essential. Sometimes it is just a matter of time for the tree to mature enough and produce enough fruiting spurs.
Getting a photo of crab apple with fruit is not always easy Kevin. The rosellas here keep a close watch on any apple trees, including this one. Apples are usually gone before they are ripe but I have found a couple of old photos for you.
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Re: Crabapple
Beautiful tree Neil, lol just realised your in Victoria thought you were based in Sydney. Did a google search to see where yackandandah was and its still a 3-4hr drive 
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Re: Crabapple
Beautiful display Neal. I have one shohin crabapple I grew in the ground from scratch . It is non grafted . I'm working on its branching and it has thrown a few flowers out but the rain of late has spoiled some . it is 19cm tall. Lst year I got about 20 crabapples on it but it was the black birds eyeing them off 
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