Chaenomeles speciosa
common flowering quince
Notes:
Some cultivars lack the thorns. May require multiple plants for fruit set.
Susceptible to rabbits.
Sources: Sunset, Stoecklein, Missouri BG, UConn, Rutgers, Odenwald/Turner, NCSU.
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Tags:
acidic soil preferred
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:hummingbirds
attracts:larval host
clay tolerant
deer resistant
dense canopy
drought tolerant
easy to grow
edible fruit
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
full sun preferred
habit:mounding
habit:rounded
long-lived
persistence:deciduous
pest/disease sensitive
pruning required
salt tolerant
showy flowers
stoloniferous/suckering
thorns
type:broadleaf
use:bonsai
use:border
use:cut flowers
use:hedge
use:mass planting
use:screen
water:moderate to little
water:regular
well-drained soil required
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