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    CHAENOMELES
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    CHAENOMELES

    Commonly known as Cydonia, Flowering quince

    All Flower MAR-MAY

    These Flowering quince produce fruit which is palatable when cooked like the Common quince Cydonia oblonga. Flowering quince fruit contains much more pectin; more than lemons.

    Shrubs can be grown as a spiny barrier and maintained as bonsai.

    Genus of 3 species of deciduous, often spiny, shrubs, one sometimes a small tree, from mountain woodlands in China and Japan.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Flowering
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    • Resistant to honey fungus
      These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Bee friendly
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    varieties
    CHAENOMELES x superba 'Pink Lady'
    Clear rose-pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £18.50

    Useful extras...

    Garden Goodies
    Brown / Green Twine
    Natural garden twine, 500 grams, 350 metres. Ideal in the garden or the home.
    Small
    £5.00
    Large
    £10.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g
    £6.50
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