Re: Question about Chaenomeles
- Subject: Re: [SG] Question about Chaenomeles
- From: B* D*
- Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 20:16:43 -0500
I would say fruit is more important than flower. Not having been that
impressed by the Japanese Flowering Quince bushes I've seen (either habit
of growth or color of the flowers) I guess I want a regular Quince.
The problem will be finding one to buy, I suspect.
Ch. alpina does sound nice though. What color are the flowers? Does it
produce ANY fruit at all, ever?
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
On Fri, 5 Apr 2002, Mark Mazer wrote:
> One can cook with the fruit from the flowering quince but it not the true
> quince by any means. Depends which is more important- fruit or flower. Try
> Ch. alpina- a smaller growing species. Don't forget, they can spread when
> happy. I think that they are an excellent 3- seasons of interest and drought
> hardy genus. Good luck.
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