General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 4 to 5 feet
Plant Spread: 4 to 5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: Fragrant green to yellow poms are sour when eaten raw but make excellent jams and jellies
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Deep orange buds open to pale peach/salmon-pink flowers with white markings and yellow center
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Espalier
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Cut Flower
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Flowering Quince

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