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2008
Descriptive Catalog

Malus, Metasequoia, Morus, Olea

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Crab FlowersMalus (Flowering Crabapple) S\M\-30ø\Ls\B Deciduous trees. One of the most beautiful and useful small ornamental trees. Most trees under 25 feet, spreading sometimes to 20 feet. Some have pronounced weeping habits. Bare trees absolutely covered with flowers in spring are a sight to behold. Many also have showy fruit. Much used for bonsai, the problem has been to get trees that are not grafted. Almost all of the varieties offered here are cutting grown to avoid graft unions and will flower in one year. Cuttings are very vigorous, often growing more quickly than grafts. We have produced 4 inch trunks in 6 years when planted in the ground. Tops may be severely cut back to produce large trunks with exceptional taper, which is not feasible with grafts since such pruning stimulates the understock to sucker heavily.

Our cuttings are taken from mature flowering wood and are capable of flowering immediately. However, it is my experience that new cuttings may take a year or two to begin flowering under proper conditions. Crabs, like all apples, need a cold dormant period to set flowers and fruit. In general it takes 1000 hours of temperatures below 40F to satisfy this requirement. Smaller trees can even be kept in refrigerators. Most places in the US will have sufficiently cold weather, but I do not recommend crabs for Central and Southern Florida, Southern California, and other areas of the deep south. If in doubt, observe mature crabapples or apples in your community to see if they flower there, or contact your local Agricultural Extension Agent, or a reputable nursery.

Most 2 3/4 inch pots are whips with 1/4 inch caliper or larger and about ten inches tall. Older 2 3/4 inch pots and four inch pot plants have developed branching and 3/8+ inch trunks and many will have set fruit.

For more information see the article Crabapples for Bonsai........................................................ Malus species unknown

6060 Malus 'Almey' 15 feet x 15 feet, upright growth. Bronzy green leaves. Scarlet red flowers in April. Red fruit. Cuttings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8
FOUR INCH POTS $12


6100 Malus 'Donald Wyman' 15 feet x 15 feet . Dark green foliage. Profuse white flowers. Small shiny reddish orange fruits persisting all winter. Cuttings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8

Donald Wyman
Donald Wyman Fruit

6130 Malus 'Hopa' Deep carmine buds opening to single pink flowers. Bright red fruits 3/4 inch. Foliage is grayish green, leaves 2 to 3 inches. This cultivar is more susceptible to disease than most others, so it should not be grown where scab and cedar apple rust is a problem. It's ease of flowering and fruiting as well as its nice branching habit make it excellent for bonsai where disease isn't a problem. Cuttings.
ONE GALLON SIZE $30 SORRY SOLD OUT

6140 Malus 'Indian Magic' 20 feet x 20 feet ? rapid growth. Bronzy green foliage. Huge clusters of rose red flowers. Small red fruits turning to orange and persisting through winter. Cuttings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8 
Indian Magic
Indian Magic Fall Color

6160 Malus 'Liset' 15 feet x 15 feet moderate growth. Deep red purple foliage. Purple buds opening to reddish pink flowers. Purple red fruits. Cuttings.
Available Again in 2009
Lizet
Malus Lizet Fruit

6170 Malus 'Louisa' Single magenta flowers on long weeping branches. One of the best weepers. Fruit is 1/2 inch and lemon gold. Cuttings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $10
FOUR INCH POTS $20
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6175 Malus 'Madonna' compact upright tree to 18-20 feet x 15 feet. Double white fragrant flowers. Small brownish red fruits, not showy. Blooms early and long. Cuttings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $10 Sorry, Sold Out

6180 Malus 'Mary Potter' 20 feet x 20 feet ? vigorous growth. Dark green leaves. Pink flowers. Its ability to reliably set many flowers and fruit on a small plant and its twigginess make it one of the best for bonsai. A very vigorous and disease resistent cultivar. Cuttings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8

Mary Potter
Mary Potter Fruit

6190 Malus 'Oekonomierat Echtermeyer' 15 feet and spreading. Weeping form that can easily be maintained to any height since it grows in a succession of weeping leaders. Bronzy green foliage. Large purple red flowers all along its weeping branches. Medium sized 1 inch red fruits are attractive. Cuttings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $10 
Echtermeyer
Echtermeyer Fruit


6195 Malus 'Prairie Fire' Upright growth to 20 feet. New leaves are purple turning to deep green. Flower buds are deep red purple. Flowers are single reddish purple followed by 1/2 inch deep red purple fruits. One of the best according to Fr. Fiala. Cuttings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $10

6200 Malus 'Profusion' 12 feet tall and upright. Purple foliage changing to bronzy green. Red purple flowers with a white center. Small bright red fruit. Cuttings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8
FOUR INCH POTS $12
Malus Profusion

6210 Malus 'Radiant' 20 feet x 20 feet rapid growth. Purple red new foliage turning green. Pink flowers from deep red buds. 3/4 inch orange-red fruits. Cuttings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8

Malus Radiant
Malus Radiant Fruit

6220 Malus 'Red Jewel' 15 feet x 15 feet. Dark green leaves. White flowers. Small brilliant red fruit persisting. Cuttings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8
FOUR INCH POTS $12
Red Jewel

6240 Malus 'Royalty' 15 feet x 15 feet moderate growth. Dark purple foliage similar to purple leaf does does not bronze out. Deep purple flowers. Small purple red fruit. Everything about this plant is purple. This cultivar has been particularly difficult to grow from cuttings. These are all cutting grown plants
Available Again in 2009
Royalty

6250 Malus 'Snowdrift' 20 feet x 20 feet moderate growth. Green leaves. Profusion of deep pink buds open to pure white flowers. Many yellow orange small fruits persisting. The small flowers and fruit of this variety make it a good bonsai subject. Cuttings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8
FOUR INCH POTS $12 
Snowdrift Fruit

6260 Malus sargentii 10 feet x 20 feet slowly. A most unusual growth habit for a Crab, growing very much broader than tall. Green foliage. Pinkish white flowers. Small red fruit persisting. This species may flower every year but it is more likely to make a huge crop of flowers and fruit one year and little or none the following year. It is one of the smallest leafed Malus cultivars making it one on the best for bonsai. Cuttings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8

Sargentii

6263 Malus sargentii 'Tina' This is a cultivar of sargentii which is a little smaller in leaf and habit. The flowers are dark pink opening to pure white creating a spectacular candy cane contrast of pink and white at the same time. It flowers very well and sets many orange red fruit . One of the finest cultivars for small bonsai. Due to the slow growing nature of this tree our one gallon plants are smaller and shrubbier than the other than our other Malus cultivars.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8 
FOUR INCH POTS $16
Tina

6270 Malus 'Sugar Tyme' 20 feet Vigorous oval upright for Malus . Green foliage. Pink buds opening to white flowers. Persistent small red fruit. The profusion of fruit on this cultivar is incredible, large clusters of 50 or more hang from the branches all winter turning from bright red to an almost fluorescent red orange. One of the best for bonsai. Cuttings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8
Sugar Tyme
Sugar Tyme fruit

6290 Malus 'Weeping Candied Apple' 15 feet weeping form. Green foliage, soft pink flowers, small bright red fruit. Cuttings.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8
FOUR INCH POTS $12

Candied Apple

6300 Malus sieboldii x Selected Seedling of one of the Zumi hybrids. This is a 'Calacarpa' seedling that is similar to 'Bobwhite' with pinkish buds, white flowers and very small yellow fruits. We are offering this unnamed seedling because of its superior bonsai qualities of small well lobed leaves and small fruit. Its growth habit is quite similar to Malus sargentii, but it will flower and fruit better. The lower picture is the fall color of leaves and fruit. This is a cutting grown plant and is capable of flowering and fruiting immediately.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8
sieboldii
sieboldiifruit

6350 Metasequoia glyptostroboides (Dawn Redwood) S\M\-20ø\Ls\B Deciduous conifer. Upright growth to 90 feet very similar in appearance to Coast Redwood except that the foliage is finer and it is deciduous! Fall color is orange brown. Very fast growing and very adaptable even growing in wet conditions if soil is sandy and well drained. Makes a most interesting bonsai. Our 2 3/4 inch pot size are relatively straight and are pruned down to about 18 inches (these are very nice, big trees). Trunk caliper is 1/4 inch or greater. One gallon size plants are grown out and pruned down to about 16 inches with trunk caliper of 3/4 inches. Neither size will have much in the way of branches since young trees tend to shed their branches each year. This is not a liability since branches started too early tend to become too fat relative the the trunk diameter as the trees age. For bonsai, all the initial emphasis should be on trunk development. After the trunk is completed, final branches can be started.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8
FOUR INCH POTS $16 
Metasequoia

6460 Morus bombycis 'Unryu' (Syn. Morus alba 'Unryu', M. australis 'Unryu', Contorted Mulberry) S\PS\0ø\Ls\RG\B Deciduous tree to 25 feet x 25 feet. Contorted and twisted branches make this a most unusual mulberry. There seems to be some dispute about the name. I have seen it listed under all three of the above names. It appears to be a White Mulberry (Morus alba). This cultivar is a female plant and does form small purple berries. At first glance, it appears to be a difficult subject for bonsai, but I have found that it is easily tamed. Leaf and internode reduction is quite easily achieved, but it is still only suitable for larger bonsai. The twisting and contorted branches make it a natural for a cascade. Leaves can be reduced to about 1 1/2 to two inches. The berries are an added attraction, and the winter silhouette is very nice.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8 Available Oct '08

6570 Olea europaea (Common Olive)S\D\15ø\Ls\B Evergreen small trees. Native to the Mediterranean. Source of olive oil. Dull gray leaves about 1 1/2 inch long, will reduce to less than one inch for bonsai. Develops huge swollen base (nebari) after some years. Easy to root prune and transplant. Excellent bonsai subject.
For more information see the article Olive for bonsai
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8 
Olea europaea

6572 Olea europaea (dwarf form) (Common Olive)S\D\15ø\Ls\B Similar to the species above except this form has dwarf dark green leaves and a much smaller and shrubbier form. Excellent for smaller bonsai; it forms the same wonderful swollen root crown after many years.
2 3/4 INCH POTS $8 

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