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I've heard that you could grow crabapples bonsai in Brisbane, but I can't find them at nurseries. Does anyone know where you can get crabapple trees or seedlings?

Thanks ~

Greetings,
I have not looked for crabapples because it is too hot and humid in BrisVagas. You may get them as grafted stock in Toowoomba.
Happy Bonsai,
Bruce

Gday Yuffle
You can get some crabapple from Red Dragon on the Gold Coast or if you are on the north side of the river Bonsai Northside has some.

Andrew

Yep, Northside have them, b ut from what I've been told they wont fruit/flower up here in the Chosen Land

Yuffie, my crabapples grow fine here in brisbane. I got quite a lot of flowers this year. One of my smaller trees got over 40 fruits last year too. You could buy them from Red Dragon as said but could buy heaps of varieties from mt Tamborine nurseries. They range from $45 (~4cm base and 1.7m tall) to $80 (~6cm base).
Cheers,
DK

Hey DK, we shoudl take a trip up Tambo sometime so you can show me these nurseries with them
My large one I recently got from Matt has flowered, and one of my tiny ones also flowered.
I haven't had any fruit, so I can't comment on that.
I love crabapples and want more
I've got a pot a good friend gave me for christmas that I want to put a crab in

Sure Nathan. Last time I asked and you couldn't go with me - I went by myself and got another one. They also have flowering plums and flowering cherries too. The only problem with them is they are grafted and were designed to by tall garden trees. You may have to airlay them in order to make bonsai. I'll let you know if I will go there again.
Cheers
DK

This is Kool news guys, As I said before, haven't been interested in Crabs as I had been told by a Bonsai guy they wouldn't flower or set fruit up here in Paradise. Going to get myself some now.

DK sure thing man! Let me know for sure If I am not working, I'm usually (read: always haha) keen for a bonsai related outting!!

Graeme - definitely get on to them mate! They canmake such beautiful trees! I'll upload a few pics of my big from Matt this weekend!

Thanks everyone ~ I will look around for nurseries next time we go to Toowomba or down Mount Tambourine way

Do they get covered in Powdery Mildew in Summer in Brisvegas?