Afternoon All,

Last night I pulled one of my favorite bonsai books of the shelf to peruse - "Four Season's of Bonsai" by Kyuzo Murata. Adapted from "Bonsai no shiki" originally published in 1984 my copy was delisted from Timberland Regional Library in Olympia, WA and was purchased off ebay for a steal at $6.74. It is the english translation by Kate Chandless published in 1991. Following bonsai through their seasonal transformation the book is full of fine bonsai and accent plants. I just love it.

On page 21 and 126-127 you will find photographs of Chinese quince with comments by Murata.

While repotting today at Cass Bonsai I purchased a Chinese quince and planted it in a S. Rayner pot that seemed especially suited to the tree. I love the way the color of the pot plays off the bronze color of the new leaves just popping and will compliment the fall foliage nicely. The next repotting should lower the tree to the proper hight but for now she is a little high due to only partially reducing a major root. Over the next few years as I work on ramification and form she should turn out lovely and hopefully I'll get her blooming. The species has very distinctive bark that is very attractive especially when the leaves have fallen and provides interest in the fall and winter.

JRob

I agree, very nice lines on this quince. 

I too love C. quince, I have one in development stages that I bought specifically as it reminds me of sycamores, which I dearly love.
I bought that book- four seasons- as a gift for a friend, and of course peeked at it before I gave it.  I think of it often, I'll have to get another copy for me!

It's called Pseudocydonia sinensis (unless the botanists needed to have some busy work recently). 

Make sure you wire young shoots where you want or they will lignify quickly and not bend, but snap.

Nice little tree.