Prunus Mume

I bought this prunus mume in may 2014 at arcobonsai. In the summer of that year, the tree did not show vigorous growth; however, the full bloom at the moment is stunning.

After the bloom, the mume will be cut back hard to 1-2 leave buds, because branches with only flower buds are likely to die off. The tree will then be repotted.

Pomegranate seedling development

Last year I started to grow some Punica granatum from seed. The germination rate was, as expected, very high. They were transplanted after about 2 months and then allowed to grow free. Some of them were transplanted again at the end of summer (picture 1), others stayed in their pots (picture 2).

This spring, all Pomegranates will be repotted and cut back.

Cotoneaster graveyard yamadori

In the late spring of 2013 this neglected Cotoneaster horizontalis was taken from a graveyard. Because it had been growing there for decades, it could only be dugged out with a massive loss of roots.

However, as Cotoneaster is known to be quite robust, it recovered well; large dead parts were removed last year.

This spring it will be transplanted to its training pot and the long, straight stems reduced significantly. Updates will follow...