Contorted White Flowering Quince

[fredtruck]

Darlene: Yes. It contorts naturally, but you still have to wire occasionally to put air between some of the shoots.

Poink88: Unfortunately, if that branch is removed, a lot more goes than you're imagining. I agree the branch is not very attractive, but I've chosen to move it to the back to diminish its impact. Depending on the front, you can make it invisible, but I've chosen not to do that, also.
I'm not in the "chop it and start over" school. At least with this tree.

Judy: Picture follows.

 

[fredtruck]

Also: Thanks, Brian. As you know, a thick trunk...a thick Single trunk on a flowering quince is very difficult to achieve. I got this from Brent who said this tree is over 25 years old. That's why the trunk is as nice as it is. The tree suckers a little, but keeping them down is easily managed.

 

[JudyB]

ahhhhh.
Thank you Fred!
Love it.

 

[edprocoat]

That is very nice ! Did it get a lot of flowers, or did maintaining the growth limit the flowering? Nice choice of pot too, it contrasts nicely with both the flowers and the fall color.

ed

 

[fredtruck]

It got a few flowers. They were nice and attractive, but I hope to have many more next winter/spring.

 

[fredtruck]

Here are this year's flower buds. None have opened yet, but soon, in the next week or so...

 

[Neli]

It looks magical! Did you use special light?
What area are you in?

 

[fredtruck]

I used the light that came in the window. I think what you're referring to is the photographic technique I use, which is called High Dynamic Range, or HDR. HDR combines two exposures into one image, usually the high and low. An image made in this way produces tone--the amount of light a given color reflects--rather than color. There are a lot of different ways to do this. Having used software that takes two images you give it and combines them, I found a neat little camera, a SONY DSC-RX100, that does this with its processor.

Then, of course, there's the editing…

I live in West Des Moines, IA.

 

[Neli]

Thank You Darling.
I am lost with photography. Now I have 3 cameras, and If I am not mistaken one just like yours.
I need to read up on this thing you mentioned...My pictures come out terrible. I just know how to press one button. Tried to read but I get lost along the way.
Interesting that your tree was flowering in October and in Feb. again.
Mine flower all the time too.

 

[fredtruck]

Clarification: That picture of flowers I posted in October was from the previous spring so the tree doesn't flower all year.

 

[Neli]

My climate is mild and I have flowers and fruits at the same time all year round. I make pickle from them.

 

[fredtruck]

Flowers are open! Already, there are many more than last year, and more are to come.

 

[youngsai]

Beautiful quince!!

White quince have the awesome branching habit also huh!? I had heard people say that only Chojubai had this type of branching, or maybe they meant only that Chojubai is the cultivar with the most pronounced twisting branching?

Fredtruck, is this strictly clip and grow or is it wired also? Furthermore is it wired heavily or is the ramification on the outermost branches mostly from clip and grow?

 

[fredtruck]

These are all good questions.

First, this is a Contorted White flowering quince. Contorted flowering quince are different than chaenomeles japonica and chaenomeles speciosa, having its own classification, chaenomeles contorta. It is not a chojubai. Chojubai are chaenomeles japonica chojubai, I think.

I wire when I have to. Otherwise, it is clip and grow. The ramification just seems to happen. I clipped the terminal buds and it ramified. I didn't do anything, and it ramified. This tree seems to have a mind of its own. I am just applying a quiet, guiding hand.

 

[edprocoat]

Fredtruck are you in a southern climate with this quince? I was wondering as its been cold in most of the south and I do not know if these trees are early bloomers, are used to blooming early in colder climates. This is a beauty and I really like the red pot.

ed

 

[fredtruck]

No, I'm in West Des Moines, IA. It is extremely cold here, but we're heading for a warming period. I get these flowers because I have a very large garage that is passively solar heated, and is bermed in on 3 sides. The temperature is between 39 and 44 degrees, usually. I occasionally use a small industrial heater, when the temperature goes below zero, which it has many times this winter. It's not a greenhouse, but it is a controlled climate.

 

[dick benbow]

speaking of the time quince bloom, they're second in season behind Ume or japanese apricot.

I usually get a good showing in february from my chojubai, which continues thru summer with onesy-twosey's and then again in the fall a halfway decent showing.

 

[discusmike]

Very nice, I'm looking for a small leaf, s mall flower quince for a rock composition, would this be the smallest? Thanks, I only have toyo nishiki and the leaves are out of scale.

 

[dick benbow]

Think a nice red chojubai would fit the bill...

 

[discusmike]

Thanks for the info