Sorry Kevin! I do not now the exact species, however it seems almost
confirmed that it should be grown in a compost which is alkaline, it should
not be overwatered and fertilizer should be 0-10-10.

Thanks to all for giving fruitful information.

Anil

Bonsai Club (India)


----- Original Message -----
From: "kevin bailey"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 3:58 PM
Subject: [IBC] Cotoneaster Flowering


Sorry, I've missed out on this thread. Your climate sounds fine to me.
What species of Cotoneaster are you talking of? I see several species
growing wild on limestone hillsides here and flowering profusely.

They are remarkably easy from cuttings, so I'd try a couple in a mix
with some limestone added.

The garden varieties prosper in poor soils too, so I think that you are
giving them growing conditions that promote too much luxuriant growth.


Good luck

Kev Bailey
Vale Of Clwyd, North Wales

-----Original Message-----
From: Internet Bonsai Club ] On Behalf
Of Anil Kaushik
Sent: 25 August 2004 08:40
To:
Subject: [IBC] Cotoneaster Flowering

Thankyou Jim, Marty and Michael for the information. I think there is
substance in what Jim wrote. I was of the opinion that all flowering
plants need acidic medium and some iron also. So we were using a
compost rich in humus and manure. Watering was also liberal. But
interestingly its cousin Pyracantha angustifola with the same treatment
blooms profusely in the early spring, followed by green berries, which
turn orange and then red in winters.

As for Marty's observation, the climatic condition in this part of
North-West India are extremely variable. The maximum temperature during
summers (May-June) goes more than 40 degrees C, whereas in winters the
minimum hovers around 7 degrees sometimes drooping to 2-3 C. July and
August is rainy season with occasional cloudbursts and torrential rains.
And Michael, we have not done any pruning so far, so that the girth of
the trunk is increased.

Anil

Bonsai Club (India)




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