In bonsai art, the Cydonia is much appreciated for the beauty of its fruits and the strong dynamism of its trunk.

In bonsai art, the Cydonia is much appreciated for the beauty of its fruits and the strong dynamism of its trunk. 

 Moreover, being a vigorous and robust tree, it is rather easy to form. 

The styles to which it best adapts are: upright, inclined, prostrate, cascading, 2-trunk, common stump, multi-trunk, raft and group.

The Cydonia bonsai is much appreciated for the beauty of its fruits and the strong dynamism of its trunk.

The Cydonia Bonsai is native to China and Korea: it is distinguished by the very special scaly bark that opens over the years and the leaves that, during the fall season, go through a range of shades of gold, orange, red, to purple. It produces pretty pink flowers in the spring, which then give way to fragrant yellow fruit in the fall. Bonsai of great charm and easy cultivation.  

Exposure.

Likes to be exposed to full sun all year round.

Watering.

During the vegetative season it must be daily. In particular, watering must be meticulously controlled after flowering, since the main cause of the loss of the fruits, when they are still immature, is just the lack of water.

Soil.

The most suitable compost for this species is made up of: 90% akadama and 10% ready-mixed earth.

Potting.

Repotting is done every two-three years in spring.

Pruning.

The main objective of pruning the apexes of the branches of this species is to divert the energy of growth concentrated in the peripheral areas, in order to stimulate the formation of buds. 

This intervention, when necessary, is carried out in spring.

Picking.

During the phase of formation of the branches, which can last even some years, it is not necessary to worry about the appearance of flowers, but to pinch every time it is necessary to make the new shoots branch. 

After this period, it will be necessary to concentrate on the flower buds, postponing every stapling of the new shoots to the end of June, leaving only a couple of internodes, in order to preserve the flower buds.

Winding.

Wire is applied on the branches in order to lower them.

Fertilization.

At the end of flowering, after pruning, apply Bonsan Stimulating Fertilizer combined with Bonsan Liquid Organic Fertilizer 3 times at 8-10 days intervals. 

This fertilization can be substituted with Bonsan Stimulating Fertilizer plus Bonsan Organic Solid Fertilizer Hanagokoro 2 times every 15-20 days. At other times, use Bonsan Liquid Organic Fertilizer every 15 days until October, or Bonsan Hanagokoro Solid Organic Fertilizer every 15-25 days, excluding July and August. Twice a year (in autumn and at the end of winter) administer Bonsan Organic Solid Fertilizer Hanagokoro; 3-4 times a year it is also appropriate to intervene with Bonsan Mineral Curative Solution. 

To stimulate rooting, use Bonsan Fluid Organic Mineral Fertilizer with B vitamins instead of Bonsan Organic Liquid Fertilizer.

Care.

It is especially susceptible to mold and rot.

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