2 Shohin Chojubai Quince, seasonal maintenance

Robert Nocher Shohin Bonsai

I found the time, this week to carry out the seasonal work on my 2 shohin chojubai quince. This species responds better to having the root work done late in the season rather than in the spring. I am doing this work a few weeks later than I did it last year but with the mild weather we have been having and the protection of the greenhouse it should be OK.

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This is how the first one looked when in flower in the Spring of last year.

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Last Autumn, the roots were reduced a little and it was replanted in this green ceramic pot. It didn’t put on much new growth this season and I suspect that it was because the pot was too small to allow much new root development.

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This is how it looks at the moment with the roots reduced a little more, replanted in a slightly…

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