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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Fruiting Time: Fall
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Cooked
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Chaenomeles japonica x Chaenomeles speciosa.

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Common names
  • Quince

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
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Date: 2021-05-29

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