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Chaenomeles speciosa/Japonica v. Cido _Japanese quince

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 A single trunk  specimen with a raised root that is fused with the main trunk well above the current soil level.   That  indicates that originally  most of the current trunk has been burried under the soil.   The tree is well over 30 years old - it has been planted as a 2-3 years seedling at the side of the D4 highway in central Bohemia.   Lot of refinement ahead but that is a joy with all these blossoms seasoning the journey in late winter/early spring.   

And some more blossoms...

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It would make more sense to solely focus on the ramification as the Chinese flowering quince  Ch. speciosa is known for its reluctance to ramify.   But I cannot resist to keep the blossoms buds on the tree.   At least for this year.    To deal with this clash_ramification x blossom_ I have three blossoming quinces in pots  so maybe I will keep only one to bloom next year.      

Shohin in blossoms.

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The potted life of this tree has started at the time I have realised there is reasonable thick trunk/root? under the soil level.  An air layer has helped me to remove the long uninteresting part and here we go...

Flowering quince. Again...

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It might be a bit boring to share all the time the same tree...  If you think that it's a nuisance then skip the next post as there is another one just getting ready for the show...

Chaenomeles speciosa_Shohin

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The last week before the Xmas eve has a very special atmosphere.  You can feel it everywhere.  Even the anonymous crowd that is  moving along the streets vibrates with it.  Someone is  full of despair  trying to grab what has left on the desks but some other people look  quite different.  And if you look at them a bit closer you can spot a strange glare in their eyes.  Especially in those of small kids.   Is it EXPECTATIONS perhaps?  Anyway.  It is early morning of the18th of December and despite the cold outside  somewhere there is singing a blackbird.   It is a treat...  As much as the fact that my small flowering quince has developed a blossom... Height: 14 cm Width:  20 cm Pot: China December Strange, in the spring the same plant has reddisch blossoms And the bigger sister...