Chaenomeles japonica
Japanese flowering quince

Notes:

Single-season plant only (showy flowers) but hard to kill. Some cultivars lack the thorns. Can take rejuvenation pruning.

Susceptible to rabbits.

Sources: Sunset, Stoecklein, Missouri BG, UConn, Rutgers, USDA.

Tags:

acidic soil preferred
attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
attracts:hummingbirds
attracts:larval host
clay tolerant
compacted soil intolerant
deer resistant
dense canopy
drought tolerant
easy to grow
edible fruit
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fast-growing
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
full sun preferred
habit:irregular
habit:spreading/wide
infertile soil tolerant
persistence:deciduous
pest/disease sensitive
resprouts notably
salt intolerant
sandy soil tolerant
showy flowers
stoloniferous/suckering
thorns
type:broadleaf
use:bonsai
use:border
use:cut flowers
use:espalier
use:hedge
use:mass planting
water:moderate to little
water:regular
well-drained soil required
wind tolerant


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