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
Plant Height: 2 to 3 feet
Plant Spread: 4 to 5 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Other: Fragrant, 2 inch greenish-yellow
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Other: Double, deep red
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
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
  • Flowering Quince
  • Japanese Quince

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Location: Middle TN
Date: April 3, 2018
Location: Middle TN
Date: April 3, 2018

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