Re: Question about Chaenomeles
- Subject: Re: [SG] Question about Chaenomeles
- From: S*
- Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 23:20:18 -0500
Before you get carried away and plant some quinces, I've got to ask--have
you ever tasted them? I bought some fruit at a local specialty orchard one
year and made jelly, as a favor to my Dad who remembered eating it as a kid,
and I was underwhelmed. To me it epitomized depression era food--something
you made into jelly and ate and were grateful for because times were tough
and all kind of food resources had to be utilized. Personally, I could think
of a LOT of other fruits I would eat before I would repeat the quince
experience. Your tastes may vary, but you might want to track down a jar of
jelly somewhere and give it a try before you start digging the hole 8-).
Sue
Sugarchile@earthlink.net
Zone 6, south-central PA
was ScarletSage@att.net
> 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.
> >
> >
>
