Malus

The last time I repotted my Crabapple, I kept two roots to try root cuttings. I planted them directly in a mix of Akadama and Chabasai. ...

This Crabapple was created from a small cutting a few years ago. After two years in its training pot it really needed a repot because of draining issues. I decided to offer this tree its very first bonsai pot. ...

Bonsai is typically defined as a compact and tortured tree with a heavy trunk. However I was always drawn to pictures showing slender and small trunks bearing flowers. As if youth and wisdom had encountered for a short time lapse. I finally succeeded to create this image using root cuttings from an older crabapple tree. Most fruiting trees will only flower after 10 to 15 years from seed. ...

Every spring I impatiently wait for the flowering of this crabapple. Mid-May it becomes a living bouquet. ...

Fall pruning on a Crabapple and removal of two sacrifice branches. ...

Each spring I hastily wait for the blossoms of my small crabapple. It then becomes a lovely bouquet that fills my home with the perfume of roses. At this point it is impossible to hide its belonging to the Rosaceae family. Peak blossom - May 9, 2021 Flower buds about to open - May 1, 2021 A few more days to wait. The crabapple is holding still for warmer days to welcome the pollinators. ...