Also check out Cotoneaster at the BCI Species Guide at:
http://www.bonsai-bci.com/species/cotoneaster.html

Alan Walker
http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org


-----Original Message-----
From: Kaushik
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"
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: Anil Kaushik
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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