Chaenomeles cathayensis
Giant Chinese Quince
Flowering Quince. This is a thorny shrub with mid-green glossy leaves. Clusters of cup shaped double red flowers borne in spring, followed by green edible fruits ripening to yellow. The leaves generally appear after the flowers. Often grown as a wall shrub, but can also be grown in a shrub or mixed border, in sun or part shade. As they flower on the previous year’s growth heavy pruning should be avoided
Contributed by @suziegreenfingers
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Giant Chinese Quince
Latin name
Chaenomeles cathayensis
type
Deciduous Shrub
family
Rosaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
3.00 M
3.00 M
Chaenomeles cathayensis
Flowering Quince. This is a thorny shrub with mid-green glossy leaves. Clusters of cup shaped double red flowers borne in spring, followed by green edible fruits ripening to yellow. The leaves generally appear after the flowers. Often grown as a wall shrub, but can also be grown in a shrub or mixed border, in sun or part shade. As they flower on the previous year’s growth heavy pruning should be avoided
Propagation by cuttings
From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn
Semi hard wood cuttings are taken from the current years growth from late summer to mid autumn the bottom of the cuttings is hard and soft on the top. With a sharp knife take a cutting of about 14cms, remove lowest leaves, dip end into rooting hormone, and place round the edge of a pot filled with a suitable compost, water well, they must remain moist till rooted, place under glass but in semi shade.
Planting young plants
From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn
Chaenomeles are easy to grow in almost any soil, as long as it is well drained and not overly-fertile. They will tolerate a wide range of soil pH from slightly alkaline to acidic and can be planted in full sun or partial shade. Best time to plant is in autumn as there is less chance that the roots will dry out.
suziegreenfingers