SEEDS OF JAPANESE QUINCE - CHAENOMELES JAPONICA
Ornamental shrub producing edible fruits. Cultivated as an isolated shrub, in groups, hedges or rockery and even as a bonsai. It has also an ornamental value for its beautiful leaves. Produces a sour-tasting and hard edible fruit. Jellies and jams are made with it.
Deciduous and thorny fruit tree growing up to 3 m. The leaves are egg-shaped and shiny green. The reddish flowers grow before the leaves. The edible and aromatic fruit looks like yellow-greenish apples.
Adapts to any soils.
Soak the seeds in cool water for 24 hours and stratify in cold for 90 days before the sowing. Sowing temperatures 13ºC/18ºC.
Calendar
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| Average germination (%) | 70 |
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| Climate Zone | Mediterranean |
| Flower colour | Red |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Peculiarity | Thorny |
| Plant use | Bonsai, Cut flower, Fruit production, Gardening |
| Seeds per gram | 16 |
| Soil - Ph | Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil - Type | No preference |
| Stratification | Yes |
| Sunlight - Exposure | Sun |
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Summer break!
From August 7th to September 3rd we will stop the expeditions but you can still place your orders on the website and reserve the available plants.
We will resume shipments from September 3rd 2025.
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