General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 8 to 15 feet
Plant Spread: 10 to 12 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Other: 3 to 4 inch pear shaped, gray-green, maturing to lemon-yellow with very fragrant flesh.
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Espalier
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering

Common names
  • Quince
Also sold as:
  • Di Smyrne
  • Gobek

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Cobs On July 18, 1997 Obtained plant
Purchased from Redfearn. Orchard block near Mary's paddock
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