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Flowering Quince
Signifies the End of Winter
Here’s why your Garden or Landscape needs this Awesome Shrub:

Incredible blooms that deepen in color with age
Works well in a variety of soil types
Strong plant with high wind tolerance
Makes a great barrier hedge
Fruit can be used in jellies and jams
Beautify your Borders with the Flowering Quince

If you’re in search of a hedge with tons of eye-popping floral coverage, then look no further than the Flowering Quince. Topping out at about 4 feet high, this wide-spreading plant perfectly fills in borders or just about any planting location you choose. An early bloom in March brings vibrant colors to your yard or landscape right at the start of the season. A gorgeous display of either red, pink or orange flowers will begin to flood your shrub as soon as winter releases its icy grip. Tolerant of dry sites and able to withstand strong winds, the Flowering Quince is a great candidate for hedges, borders and barriers.

Flowers, Fruits and Jams, Oh My

Like fine wine, the Flowering Quince’s blooms get better with age. Their bright color turns deeper as the season progresses. The radiant scarlet petals will morph into an unforgettable maroon you'll look forward to each season. As if the show of flowers wasn’t enough, your Quince will reward you with a shower of pale-green fruit that resembles the crabapple. Once they mature to a ripened red, remove the small, speckled fruit and use them to make incredible homemade jellies and jams you won't soon forget.

Few border hedges offer the versatility and functionality you'll find in the Flowering Quince. Get yours today!

Questions & Comments

These are seeds, five to a package....not an actual bush. Sorry, for some reason that did not get added. I do apologize for that.

Dec 7th, 2014 at 12:18:08 AM PST by

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Dec 7th, 2014 at 12:24:42 AM PST by

Do we stratify the seeds when we get them? Or straight into seedling soil... I like to start things early, lol. They're fast growing? I've eaten many jellies made out of Quince... oh my goodness what a delicious jelly and jam they make! Also how many years till they fruit. Excited.

Dec 11th, 2014 at 4:47:13 PM PST by

Start seeds off in a starter soil , I plant mine in like a styrofoam cup or plastic cup ....then transplant to a larger pot as they grow into a seedling plant. They grow kind of slow at first, the plant in the photo is probably about four to five years old on growth wise, total years to get that tall is about the five years. Will start to fruit about the second season after planting as a plant. Third year for sure. May not have too many fruit on it at first and then they produce more and more.
Keep in mind if you do not want seedlings growing rampant under your bush, pick the fruit....all the fruit...there is where the seed pod lyes. And I added brick around my bush and mulch it about three inches deep. Beautiful bush for the foliage also. Has beautiful red flowers before producing its fruit.

Dec 11th, 2014 at 6:50:59 PM PST by

These seeds do not need stratifying for they produce where they drop. Birds usually do the stratifying and you can reproduce this by scratching the surface of the seed with wire or brick, something ruff....but you can also damage the seed pod this way...if you prod the eye/end. Must be careful when doing this to seed pods or it will not grow. Don't worry here about that, they will grow, just plant as you normally would most seed. Take care of it, water, and a plant food spike, and watch it grow.

Dec 11th, 2014 at 7:19:52 PM PST by

Thank you sweetie!!

Dec 11th, 2014 at 7:37:02 PM PST by

How big is the bush? Or are these seeds?

Dec 13th, 2014 at 3:19:43 PM PST by

seeds

Dec 13th, 2014 at 3:59:08 PM PST by

I would like to know the answers to what dustybumham96 asked also.
I think you hidden it.

Dec 13th, 2014 at 7:02:02 PM PST by

Flowering Quince Apple bush is in the Home & Garden | Gardening | Gardening Seeds & Bulbs category