Crabapple

[treeman]

Malus floribunda. Not the vest variety for bonsai but not bad. The wild branch on the bottom right is a root graft which cannot be cut off right now.
I'm not 100% sure of the future direction of this tree, but nice little apples..

[Beano]

I want it! What a fantastic tree! Is yours only just fruiting now?

[Matthew]

Mike

great tree. They really take time to branch out don't they . I have one little shohin one . It finished fruiting a month ago . Nice base and a hell of a lot of fruit

[zimzallabim]

That's cool as!


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[Sno]

Hi Treeman . Nice . Another great tree in the making . Why do you think that floribunda is not the best for bonsai ? I've got a few which are in the development stage so I am keen to hear about your expierances . Are your root grafts the same variety ?
Looks like you have enough fruit to make a jar of crabapple jelly .
Cheers Sno

[treeman]

Hi Treeman . Nice . Another great tree in the making . Why do you think that floribunda is not the best for bonsai ? I've got a few which are in the development stage so I am keen to hear about your expierances . Are your root grafts the same variety ?
Looks like you have enough fruit to make a jar of crabapple jelly .
Cheers Sno

Root graft is just some crab seedling I had lying around. The good thing about floribunda is that they branch more easily than most but they look a bit inelegant compared to say zumi-calocarpa or transitoria golden raindrops. My biggest problem with crabs is that once they start to fruit they pretty much stop growing. The trick might be to cut back hard each year and remove all the fruiting spurs until you are happy with the shape and ramification, then let it fruit?

[Sno]

Thanks for the info Treeman . I've got one floribunda which is only spot flowering at the moment but the branches need a lot more development so I will bear this in mind when pruning .

[Max]

what fruit is that in the right hand corner ?

[Theodore]

It looks like a 'hold me down' fruit