Bonsai of Chaenomeles (Red) 12 years Old

Bonsai of Chaenomeles (Red) 12 years Old .
Safe delivery in a wooden crate.

• Height: 47 cm (excluding pot)

• Width: 38 cm

• Trunk: 20 cm

• Pot: 8 x 13 x 13 cm

Photos taken in April 2026

Chaenomeles bonsai

This Chaenomeles bonsai is a flowering quince of around twelve years, the red-flowered form that lights up early in the season with vivid blossom set against bare or barely leafed branches. The contrast of bright red flowers on dark, slightly thorny wood is what makes Chaenomeles speciosa one of the most loved flowering subjects in bonsai.

At twelve years the trunk has begun to thicken and the branch structure has settled into a natural, slightly wild shape that suits the species. After flowering it carries small glossy leaves and, in time, little quince fruit, so the tree changes character with the seasons.

Heritage and appeal

The flowering quince comes from East Asia and has long been admired in Japanese and Chinese gardens for blooming when little else does. In bonsai it is valued for that early splash of colour and for the graphic quality of red flowers held on twiggy, ageing wood. A twelve-year specimen offers the kind of presence that takes years to develop.

About this specimen

The photos show the exact plant you will receive, pot included. Every Chaenomeles bonsai is unique, and this twelve-year-old tree has its own trunk line, its own spread of branches and its own pattern of bloom. What you see in the images is what arrives, packed for safe delivery.

It is a tree that announces the turn of the season, a small burst of red that draws the eye the moment it opens.

A flowering bonsai

Few bonsai reward the wait quite like a flowering quince. For much of the year it reads as a quiet study in branch and trunk, then the red flowers arrive and transform it completely. For anyone drawn to seasonal change, a Chaenomeles bonsai of this age makes a striking centrepiece that looks different from one month to the next.