20 Chinese QUINCE FRUIT TREE Chaenomeles Sinensis Pseudocydonia Fruit Flower Seeds Thornless
DESCRIPTION: NAME: Chinese Quince OTHER COMMON NAMES: Mugua / Mogwa / Karin SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chaenomeles Sinensis syn. Pseudocydonia Sinensis COLOR: Pink Flowers / Yellow Fruit PLANT SEEDS: Fall sow seeds or cold stratify BLOOM TIME: April - May HARVEST: October HARDINESS ZONE: 5 - 8 PLANT HEIGHT: 15 - 20' PLANT SPACING: 10 - 12' LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average QUANTITY: 20 Seeds OTHER: The Chinese Quince Tree, a native of China, is loved for its delicious edible fruit & ornamental value. The trees are thornless & semi-evergreen with fall leaves in lovely shades of yellow, scarlet, & dark red. Plants can tolerate sandy or heavy clay soils, & are cold hardy to zone 5, equivalent to – 20 degrees F. They are also a popular bonsai specimen. Large fragrant 1 1/2" pink flowers cover the tree in spring, & attract bees & butterflies. The Quince fruit starts out green & matures a yellow orange by fall. The fruit has a wonderful sweet spi