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I grafted and grew this tree long ago with far less knowledge and skills so the styling is a bit rough but it now flowers and produces fruits most years now. Spring flowering on this tree is quite spectacular.

A couple of reasons for the post:
1. A flower has suddenly opened, even though it is autumn. Sporadic flowers in summer and autumn is not unusual but worth showing I thought.
2. Parrots have already eaten all the apples off all the crabapple trees in the garden so these probably won't be here long enough to ripen properly to their full golden yellow so enjoy it while the apples are still here.
Fruit of this variety are around 6mm diameter so they look appropriate for a bonsai this size.

Looks good! Can't wait to get myself a crab apple tree.

shibui wrote:I grafted and grew this tree long ago with far less knowledge and skills so the styling is a bit rough but it now flowers and produces fruits most years now. Spring flowering on this tree is quite spectacular.

A couple of reasons for the post:
1. A flower has suddenly opened, even though it is autumn. Sporadic flowers in summer and autumn is not unusual but worth showing I thought.
2. Parrots have already eaten all the apples off all the crabapple trees in the garden so these probably won't be here long enough to ripen properly to their full golden yellow so enjoy it while the apples are still here.

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Fruit of this variety are around 6mm diameter so they look appropriate for a bonsai this size.

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Hey that looks awesome Shibui. I've got one but it never fruits this much, what fertiliser are you using on it?

i think i need to get down your way and get at least one pre-bonsai

Very nice tree Neil and perfect timing. I'm hoping I can get the 2 you sent me and a couple I got from local nursery to survive the operation I will give them in a few weeks time.

Trees are looking very healthy so once weather cools down I will give them a major root prune and trunk chop but where I plan to trunk chop there is no branch below it.

Oh and incase your not aware Neil has a bunch of different types of trees that are not listed on his website. So far he's had everything I've requested, they always arrived healthy, continue to flourish, roots treated and very well priced.
Always a pleasure to deal with and the info you get from him is invaluable. So if your looking for something in particular don't be afraid to ask him, send him a pm.

Thanks Neil

toshtony wrote:Oh and incase your not aware Neil has a bunch of different types of trees that are not listed on his website. So far he's had everything I've requested, they always arrived healthy, continue to flourish, roots treated and very well priced.
Always a pleasure to deal with and the info you get from him is invaluable. So if your looking for something in particular don't be afraid to ask him, send him a pm.

Thanks Neil

If you enjoy the trees you get shipped Tony I suggest you take the drive up. I'm in the west of Melbourne too and I can assure you that you won't regret the trip up to stop in at his Nursery in person. A stop in at Beachworth or Bright can be a good insentive to get the better half involved

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toshtony wrote:Oh and incase your not aware Neil has a bunch of different types of trees that are not listed on his website. So far he's had everything I've requested, they always arrived healthy, continue to flourish, roots treated and very well priced.
Always a pleasure to deal with and the info you get from him is invaluable. So if your looking for something in particular don't be afraid to ask him, send him a pm.

Thanks Neil

If you enjoy the trees you get shipped Tony I suggest you take the drive up. I'm in the west of Melbourne too and I can assure you that you won't regret the trip up to stop in at his Nursery in person. A stop in at Beachworth or Bright can be a good insentive to get the better half involved

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Lol I'm gradually training the better half, last week went to geelong to pick up a tree, this weekend going to Daylesford for a family retreat hoping to visit Bodhi at the same time. Have a 3 month year old aswell so will need to wait until he's a little older before we can make that long trip, but yeah it's on my need to do list.

Hi Neil, what species is that, Malus sieboldii?
Cheers,Symon

I have no idea of the species or variety Symon. It has pinkish buds and masses of white flowers so I thought maybe M. floribunda but I have never even bothered to go deep enough into the attributes of each of the species to check. The material originally came from Nell Saffin in Melbourne about 30 years ago. She ran a semi-commercial bonsai nursery and I helped her graft flowering spurs onto seedlings each spring. Those grafts flower as soon as spring comes so were readily saleable in short time to suit commercial needs. This is one of the ones I grafted at that time but I planted it in the ground and let it grow a bit.

I am pleased that it has small fruit and I just enjoy it for the 2 shows each year.

I suppose it doesn't matter what it is as long as it has those super small fruit. The reason I ask if it was sieboldii is that this is the one that the Japanese use. Cheers, Symon

Probably floribunda - the fruit is the same as on mine, although you have more. Mine has only ever fruited in Canberra - maybe it's the cold winters.

Gavin

It is crab apple time again

This crab had lots of fruit this year - probably the best crop it has ever had.
Apologies for the background. It has been too windy to put down the photo backdrop and the birds have finished the fruit on the trees in the garden and have started to take a few of these so there'll be none left in a week.

Love that tree Shibui. It’s lovely. Those birds must be annoying I haven’t got any fruiting trees yet.

Very nice!! I wish trees like that would thrive here in Qld. They survive for the most part, but don't thrive. But on the other hand we have a lot up here that would not like your cold winters.
Cheers, Frank.

Great crop of fruit Shibui , Tree looks pretty good to. Cheers John.