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CHAENOMELES
Commonly known as Flowering quince, Japanese quince
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.
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Dwarf shrubTypically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
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Additional FeaturesResistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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WildlifeBee friendly
Buy Varieties of CHAENOMELES


CHAENOMELES speciosa 'Geisha Girl'
peach apricot flowers, ideal for training up a wall


CHAENOMELES speciosa 'Moerloosei'
(syn. ‘Apple Blossom’) - large white flowers flushed dark pink

CHAENOMELES speciosa 'Nivalis'
this variety has medicinal properties and pure white flowers. Upright habit

CHAENOMELES speciosa 'Rubra'
clear red


CHAENOMELES x superba 'Crimson and Gold'
deep crimson petals with golden anthers

CHAENOMELES x superba 'Jet Trail'
large white flowers with a dwarf trailing habit. Ideal as ground cover

CHAENOMELES x superba 'Lemon and Lime'
pale greenish-yellow flowers in spring fading to creamy white. Yellow fruits in autumn


CHAENOMELES x superba 'Nicoline'
deep scarlet


CHAENOMELES x superba 'Pink Lady'
clear rose-pink
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