Family: Rosaceae
Scientific Name: Cydonia oblonga
Common Name: Quince, Golden Apple Tree, Fruiting Quince Tree, Common Quince
Description | A small wide spreading tree that produces an edible fruit. |
Pronunciation | (sigh-DOH-nee-uh)(ob-LON-guh) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 4-9 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average, may need some degree of acidity to avoid chlorosis |
Flowers | white, blush of pink |
Fruit | large edible golden yellow fruit, looks like a pear to an apple, botanically the fruit is a pome with many seeds |
Leaves | green leaves |
Stems | mottled patchy bark |
Dimensions | 20-25 by 20-25 feet |
Propagation | seeds |
Cultivar Origin | Used in North America since about 1684. |
Notes & Reference | #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson) |
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