Small trees in my backyard... Part five: Prunus spinosa_Smaller than small
Small trees in my backyard... Part five: Prunus spinosa_Smaller than small
Height: Around 10 cm
Collected: Central Bohemia
Age: + 20 years
It is quite difficult to find a decent sloe in my region. Most of them look pretty much like a stick to support tomatoes. Only a few have reasonable thick trunk, but no taper. Finally, a very few are worth of collection. Lucky enough to find one after hours you have spent on your knees clearing your way through the prickly shrubs? GREAT. You have completed the easy part. NOW you face a challenge how to bring home not only the trunk, but also enough roots to keep the plant alive.
BUT if you succeed, then you are every single spring rewarded with a flood of delicate yellowish white blossoms that contrast with dark chocolate color of the branches and trunk. After the pollination the fruits appear. Small hardly visible green balls that quickly gain volume and end up with frosted blue color that attracts not only the bonsai enthusiasts but also black birds from surrounding gardens...
July 2015. Second flush of growth after the late spring pruning
Nov 2015
The XXL pot has been used to accomodate the long original root&thread grafted seedlings (adding new roots closer to the surface.
Prunus spinosa_1 here Jun. communis here Acer campestre here
Height: Around 10 cm
Collected: Central Bohemia
Age: + 20 years
It is quite difficult to find a decent sloe in my region. Most of them look pretty much like a stick to support tomatoes. Only a few have reasonable thick trunk, but no taper. Finally, a very few are worth of collection. Lucky enough to find one after hours you have spent on your knees clearing your way through the prickly shrubs? GREAT. You have completed the easy part. NOW you face a challenge how to bring home not only the trunk, but also enough roots to keep the plant alive.
BUT if you succeed, then you are every single spring rewarded with a flood of delicate yellowish white blossoms that contrast with dark chocolate color of the branches and trunk. After the pollination the fruits appear. Small hardly visible green balls that quickly gain volume and end up with frosted blue color that attracts not only the bonsai enthusiasts but also black birds from surrounding gardens...
July 2015. Second flush of growth after the late spring pruning
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| On the right: Thread grafts to add new roots. |
Nov 2015
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The XXL pot has been used to accomodate the long original root&thread grafted seedlings (adding new roots closer to the surface.
Presented small trees:
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| Carpinus betulus here |
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