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Existing Bonsai A To Z Entry for Quince - Flowering (Chaenomeles) Quince - Flowering (Chaenomeles)  - (Tree Type (Outdoors)) Medium sized shrub found in temperate zones throughout the world. Small, oval mid green leaves with flowers ranging from white and pink through to red - all with yellow centres. STYLE : Suitable for several styles but not formal upright or broom. Because of their tendency to produce suckers, the predominant style tends to be "clump". WARNING : Leaving too many fruits on the tree can exhaust it. Too many suckers can drain energy from older parts of the tree. Care Info REPOT : Every 2-4 years depending on age, after flowering , or in autumn. For older plants, position in mid-depth pot and expose surface roots. SOIL : Grows well in 30:70 grit:organic mixture. PRUNE : Prune to shape directly after flowering. Allow new shoots to grow until late summer then cut hard back to two or three leaves. PINCH : Cut back late growth in autumn, to about 1 or two nodes. WATER : Keep wet but not saturated in summer. Keep moist in winter. They should not be allowed to dry out. FEED : Balanced feed in spring, low nitrogen until autumn when a single nitrogen feed may be applied. WARNING : Leaving too many fruits on the tree can exhaust it. Too many suckers can drain energy from older parts of the tree.

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