(Cydonia oblonga) At the turn of the century almost every rural family had a fruiting quince tree. The varieties we offer have delightful pineapple like flavors. They are prized for cooking, jelly making, and adding to apple cider. Quince trees are self fertile, have big white blossoms in late spring and very large bright yellow fruit that ripens in October and hangs like lanterns in the autumn. USDA Zones 5-9. We offer 4-6' grafted trees.
It is grown for its lovely soft apricot and pink colored double flowers that cover the bush in early spring. It produces an abundance of small quinces prized for jelly when pollinized by another flowering quince. It is thornless and compact, reaching a height and spread of about 4 feet. One gallon size.
(Chaenomeles cathayensis) The unusual fruit of this rare tree produces a citrus-like juice that is high in Vitamin C and anti-oxidants and used in Eastern Europe to flavor marmalades, candies, ice cream and yogurt. It also makes an excellent jelly and combines well with apples in a pie. The white with pink striped spring flowers are favored by bees, but another flowering quince is needed for pollination. The small tree grows only 15' tall, but the oblong green fruit, which turns yellow in a warm summer, is huge, almost two pounds each. Pick fruit in late autumn while still hard and let it sit to ripen. The tree adapts well to heavy soil, but has long thorns, so be careful when picking the fruit.
Gorgeous pink flowers cover this unusually contorted 2-3' tall shrub in the very early spring. Cut branches can be brought indoors in January to bloom. The twisted form is striking in the winter.
Cut the flowering stems of this dynamite quince, loaded with masses of crimson flowers with gold centers to make gorgeous bouquets from March to May. Then later, harvest the aromatic, green fruit that ripens to yellow and make wonderful preserves. The compact variety stays only 4' tall and wide.
A great choice for culinary uses, medium-size Ekmek is the most popular quince in Western Turkey and new to American gardeners. It has regularly produced large crops of juicy, yellow, pear-shaped fruit with creamy, yellow flesh at Raintree, and ripening in September.
(Cydonia oblonga) This attractive, disease resistant, attractive tree comes from central Asia in the former Soviet Union. The fruit is of medium size, very sweet, tender and flavorful. It makes delicious preserves and can be eaten fresh.
(Chaenomeles japonica speciosa) These 6' tall shrubs are loaded with beautiful pink flowers and they also produce small yellow fruit, used to make jelly. These quince bushes were planted around homesteads one hundred or more years ago and have naturalized in many areas. Finding a thicket of these beautiful bushes, along with daffodils in the Pacific Northwest is a way to locate old long abandoned farm house sites. We propagated these from cuttings taken from flourishing but long abandoned bushes. One gallon size.
A large pear shaped old European variety that is largest in the middle and tapers at both ends. It stews well and becomes a deep crimson when cooked. Mix one Portugal Quince with a dozen apples and you can make a pink sauce with a delicious pineapple like quince flavor.
By Barbara Ghazarian, 216 pages A great holiday gift book for the fruit lover. Read about the culture and history of the Quince. The recipes allow readers to become Quince culinary masters.
Brought from Turkey over a century ago, this large yellow pear shaped fruit has a delicious mild flavor. It is very productive and reliable and favored for desserts, preserves and jellies. It is great for cooking. Self fertile.