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

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

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

Gavin

Fantastic Trunk!

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

Beautiful flowers! Keep it going!


Cheers
Elmar

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.

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

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

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

Nice Virt!


Cheers
EZ
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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.

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

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

Sometimes i am a bit thick.

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

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