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Malus
(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.
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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 | ![]() |
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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
| 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 | ![]() |
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| 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 | ![]() |
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| 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 | ![]() |
| 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 | ![]() |
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| 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 | ![]() |
| 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 | ![]() |
| 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 | ![]() |
| 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 | ![]() |
| 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 | ![]() |
| 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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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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