I've got Crabs

bonsaial1

My wife's Uncle died last December and she is executer of the will and estate. The house finally sold in this terrible housing drought and it will close on May 30th. I have been keeping up the yards since it has sat vacant.

Yesterday I went out for my usual cutting of the grass and cleaning the weeds from the cracks in the driveway. The Uncle was married to a Japanese woman and both of them were fairly well to do financially. They had the home landscaped by a pretty well known Japanese gardener and the tri level dry creek was flanked by a large row of crabapples.

As I was weed whacking along the edge of the driveway I came upon a patch of weeds. The string took care of the patch pronto. I noticed that while the weeds flew so did some leaves. Hey wait a minute those were crabapple leaves. Why was there a shoot with crabapple leaves on it in this patch of weeds so far away from these large crabapple trees?

On closer inspection I noticed two stumps that I had inadvertantly almost tripped over. They were buried beneath a clump of weeds and were there for many years. At least 10 and they had been either mowed over by his lawnmower or pruned back each year because of the close proximity of the driveway. I managed to find a shovel that had not been sold in the estate sell and was able to dig them up. I found a bathroom wastebasket and an old cast iron bean pot to put them while I drove home.

This morning I was able to check them out and pot them up. They went into 8 inch clay bulb pans and were planted in 3/8 lava and sand mix 50/50.

Time will tell if the bud and give me some shoots. I hope they do, they will be quite extrordinary if they make it. The blossoms are bright pink, Malus floribunda.

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bonsaial1

Oh, sorry. You probably want to see um.

About 5 inches across at the soil.

Time will tell. Wishin for luck, Al

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irene_b

I have no doubt that with your care and knowledge that they will be fantastic trees in a short time!
Irene

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pup

I was about to tell you paint your self from waist to knees with Blue Unction. Like we were when there was an out break in camp.
When I was!!sigh a young soldier.

Looks like they will be a very nice asset to yor already impressive collection of Shohin.
Pup

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tachigi

Great find Al. In your very capable hands they should do quite well. Better make more room on the bench.

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anttal63

good find al carve me up they're screaming.

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kcpoole

Very nice pair Al and great find. Nice story too,butCan I ask, What the heck is any of that got to do with Crabs?
Ken

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ElGringo

Crabs=crabapples. Not the one's Pup was thinking of

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pup

Hey GringoH it was in bloody Wales when I had that run in with them.

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