General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Other: Small, fragrant, greenish-yellow in color.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Other: White, tinged pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Cooked
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Japanese Quince
  • Flowering Quince

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Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-04-24

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