Ume (Prunus mume) flowers. Once again we find ourselves borrowing from Peter Tea. This photo and the next three photos shown here are from a post that Peter just put up that provides a sweet moment’s glimpse into a small private bonsai show. Something you just don’t see everyday.
“The last memory I have
Is of a flower that cannot be touched…”
Excerpt from Flower Herding on Mount Monadnock, From A New Selected Poems by Galway Kinnell (Mariner Books).
‘Boke’ flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa). This photo (also by Peter Tea) provides a peek at a piece of one of the many paintings that were featured in the aforementioned private bonsai show.
‘Boke’ flower up close. Some people consider the colors of quince flowers to be among the purest of them all.
Another quince from Peter’s post. This one is a Chojubai (Chaenomeles japonica ‘Chojubai’). It’s a strange little tree, but the flowers are undeniable.
Many flowering bonsai are relegated to the back bench when they’re not in flower, but this charming Chojubai is fully capable of standing on its own, flowers or no flowers (though best, of course, with flowers). This photo is from Micheal Hagedorn’s Crataegus Bonsai.
I just purchased a flowering Quince and just love the flowers. I have not started to trim, shape, or wire it yet, but I will soon, especially since now I have seen what it can be like as a bonsai.
Thanks.
Hi Kenneth,
Good luck with your quince. You might want to check in with Michael Hagedorn’s Crataegus Bonsai . His blog is excellent and he sometimes features quince.