Unusual for a ‘Chojubai’ Japanese flowering quince, this old tree has been in full-on flowering mode since mid-August. Although a Chojubai can typically push a flower almost any month of the year, they are generally at peak flowering from January-April, before the leaves come out. This amount of flowering in the summer is not common.
It is common, though, to see this few leaves on a Chojubai at this time of year. In late summer more than half the leaves will yellow and drop off, and it’s nothing to panic over. The tree is just taking a break. In a couple more months all the leaves will be gone. So that’s what’s going on there. This tree not in the right pot, though, so please don’t write me about that… a smaller, square turquoise pot will be its new home next year.
Old Chojubai quince flowering in the summer! 16″/41 cm high
always appreciate seeing your comments on Chojubai. Was nice to have seen you in passing at the convention and i see your invited to spokane next year!
great! Know your a busy guy but anxious to get a translated copy of kinbon
that featured these quince. curious if you’ve seen the article translated and to learn if you were able to grasp something new from it. thanks
Dick benbow
Sure, let’s do this by email-