Flowering Quince Chaenomeles Speciosa
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Flowering quince chaenomeles speciosa. Chaenomeles speciosa moerloosei japanese quince is a spreading medium sized deciduous shrub with abundant clusters of apple blossom pink and white blooms up to 1 5 in. Chaenomeles speciosa commonly called flowering quince is a dense broad rounded deciduous shrub with often tangled spiny gray brown twigs it typically grows to 6 10 tall and as wide. Flowering quince chaenomeles speciosa zone 5 flowering quince is producing spectacular blossoms in early spring and shaped fruit that make excellent preserves and add exquisite flavour and fragrance many dishes. Flowering quince chaenomeles speciosa.
High and wide 130 300 cm. Chaenomeles speciosa is closely related to two other common landscape plants. The fruit of the flowering quince is much smaller than the fruit of the quince tree but neither should be fed unless your tortoise is fruit eating species. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens along with seeds and plants.
Chaenomeles speciosa chaenomeles is a genus of three species of deciduous spiny shrubs usually 1 3 m tall in the family rosaceae. Flowering quince chaenomeles speciosa views. Codie arkansas zone 7b matthew 11 28. Chaenomeles cathayensis sometimes known as chinese quince has the largest fruit of any of the shrubs in the.
Codielane aug 6 2019 8 05 pm cst. 1 jump to the end. The fruit can be used in jellies and jams. They are native to southeast asia.
Trees and shrubs forum. The flowering quinces grown in our gardens are cultivated forms of chaenomeles speciosa chaenomeles japonica and hybrids of these two varieties chaenomeles x superba. Icon arrow right. The flowering quince should not be confused with the quince tree cydonia oblonga.
Hint of spring a few blocks from my house in brooklyn there is a flowering quince in the tiny front yard of a sta icon arrow left an icon we use to indicate a rightwards action. This thing has not bloomed for as long as i can remember. Chaenomeles speciosa is native from china and grows into a tall spreading shrub 6 10 ft.