| At my previous house in Ricmond, there was a quince shrub with salmon-red blooms. It did not bear fruit. I have been trying to find this shrub in catalogues and at retailers, with no luck. Is there such a thing as a quince that doesn't bear fruit? |
| Chaenomeles japonica is the botanical name of non-fruiting quince. Red Quince - scarlet-red flowers. Non-fruiting. 4' to 7' tall. Pink Quince - rose-pink flowers. Non fruiting. 4' to 7' tall. Compact Red Quince ("Texas Scarlet") - low to 3' high. Tomato-red flowers. Compact Pink Quince ("Cameo") - low, compact to 2' high. Double soft apricot-pink flowers. You may find one of the above trees at these nurseries: Rockfish Valley Garden Center 2461 Rockfish Valley Highway PO Box 220 Nellysford,VA 22958 Tel: 804-361-1555 Fax: 804-361-1333 Stranges 12111 W. Broad St. Richmond, Va. 23233 Tel: 804-360-2800 |
