CHAENOMELES
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CHAENOMELES
Commonly known as Flowering quince, Japanese 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
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Good to know
Wildlife plant - insects -
Pests & Diseases
scale insects, aphids, canker. -
Place of origin
Garden origin (C. japonica, Japan x C speciosa, China) -
Resistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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DeciduousGlossy, mid-green leaves to 6cm (2½in) long.
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Red
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Cup-shaped
4.5cm (1¾in) across -
BorderSuitable for a shrub border
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Cottage garden
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Town garden
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Fully hardy
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Crenulate
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Oblong
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Ovate
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Height
1.5m (5ft) -
Spread
2m (6½ft)
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Medium shrubTypically grow to around 4-6 feet in heightRounded shrub with spreading, spiny, branches. Produces large, sometimes semi-double flowers, followed by apple-like, aromatic fruit 5-7cm (2-3in) long.
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Pruning group 2
Suitable for: Deciduous shrubs and trees that flower in Spring or early Summer on previous year's growth, including plants that produce new growth at or near ground level.
Pruning: Prune flowered shoots to strong buds. Cut back approximately 1/4 of old shoots to the base to promote replacement growth.
When: Annually, after flowering.
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Pruning group 8
Suitable for: Wall trained shrubs and less vigorous climbers.
Action: For climbers 'spur prune' by cutting back 3-4 buds of the permanent framework. For wall trained shrubs cut back flowered shoots to within 2-4 buds of permanent framework.
When: Annually after flowers if on previous year's growth, or in late Winter or Spring if on current year's growth.
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Hardy - very cold winter
Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F) -
Spring Seasonal Interest
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Fertile well drained soil
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Full sun
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Partial shade
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Bee friendly
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Mature Size1.5m (5ft)
2m (6½ft)
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