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@GrimLore - well the comment was more to the specifics in the original post. Serissa blooms are small and I know of no instance where growers of Serissa have had trouble with them "flowering to death", nor do I recall Serissa producing fruit in any quantity. Most people have only one clone of Serissa, and never see fruit, if they do go to seed, it is a small seed, not a big metabolic cost. The OP is new, I thought it unfair for some to suggest removing flowers where there is no documented need to do so.
@Cypress187 - Speaking generally it is true that sometimes it is necessary to forego flowers and fruit in favor of development, especially fruit. I would not let a standard culinary apple shohin produce fruit more than once in a decade. But most trees only flower when in good health. The "last gasp" flowering is more a bonsai myth than reality. It is true that occasionally a pomegranate will drop the branch that fruit developed on after the fruit has become ripe. But there are all species specific details and should not be generalized from. Your quote about removing flowers is either out of a tree specific context or just another internet bonsai myth. Leave the poor beginners alone, don't load crap information on them.
@Cypress187 - Speaking generally it is true that sometimes it is necessary to forego flowers and fruit in favor of development, especially fruit. I would not let a standard culinary apple shohin produce fruit more than once in a decade. But most trees only flower when in good health. The "last gasp" flowering is more a bonsai myth than reality. It is true that occasionally a pomegranate will drop the branch that fruit developed on after the fruit has become ripe. But there are all species specific details and should not be generalized from. Your quote about removing flowers is either out of a tree specific context or just another internet bonsai myth. Leave the poor beginners alone, don't load crap information on them.
