Chaenomeles japonica
Japanese Quince
Late Summer 2021
37
- 7
Early Summer 2021
31
- 10
Late Spring 2020
21
- 2
Mid Winter 2019
58
- 5
Early Winter 2018
39
- 21
Mid Spring 2018
36
- 5
Early Winter 2018
34
- 6
Early Winter 2017
25
- 10
Late Autumn 2017
21
- 3
Mid Autumn 2017
23
- 10
Early Autumn 2017
18
- 6
Late Spring 2017
25
- 11
Late Winter 2017
26
- 16
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Chaenomeles japonica
Late Summer 2021
37
Early Summer 2021
31
![comment comment](/profile/awomanonabike/images/150/profile_image_40300.jpeg)
Well that’s a distinct improvement 💪😂 #chaenomeles #chaenomeles-japonica #flowering-quince
![comment comment](/profile/pelly/images/150/profile_image_19808.jpeg)
Mine is only a baby, I didn't think they got that big 😱
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🤣🤣🤣 I’m wondering if I forgot to prune it last year 🤔 This one seems to be particularly vigorous for some reason! @pelly
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You need to go back to drinking wine whilst you're pruning 😂😂😂
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I didn’t even have a cup of tea Jane! I was on a mission - I did the clematis montana too 😳💪💪 @pelly
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Wow, you really were on a mission 👍💪
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Is there anything left of it!?
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Double tea
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😂 Yes, don’t worry. I’ve just pruned it back to the main stems plus 2-3 leaves. It will be fine… 🤞 @lesliecole49
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I deserved a good Italian red after that Aly! 😉🍷 @thehardygardener
Late Spring 2020
21
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At first I thought it was unhappy by being taken over by Crocosmia but now it is obvious that something has gnawed away at the bark 😢 There are some new shoots so I’m sure it will recover but it will be a few years before I’m able to make quince gin again...
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Oh no that’s a shame
Mid Winter 2019
58
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13 Feb 2019 • More signs of #spring So many flower buds on this ❤️🌺❤️
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Wow mine isn’t that far on yet...I keep cutting it back I wonder if I shouldn’t 🤔❤️
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I cut mine back every year Elaine, in early summer. When do you do yours? @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom
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@awomanonabike usually after it’s flowered Jacqueline because it’s very untidy, so that’ll be the wrong time..
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No that’s what I do...I’m just usually a bit late 😉😂 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom
Early Winter 2018
39
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29 Dec 18 • To say I’m disappointed in my “quince” harvest would be a bit of an understatement...
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😱 😱 They are completely inedible raw aren’t they, but cooked or put in gin and they are all floral gorgeousness 😃
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What have you done with them? Scroll left and you’ll find the recipe for quince gin 🍸🍸 @scaryskates
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That’s enough for a (small) bottle of gin. It really is lovely and looks wonderful too, if you make it in a jar and cut the quince crossways 👍 @scaryskates
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Tis a tad underwhelming 😆 x x
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I made quince jam which is delicious with cheese @awomanonabike and @scaryskates - gutted I didn't know about the quince gin!
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Well that’s one more than me! 😂 although I did try, several times, to destroy my quince bush. I still have a jar of jam from last year though (or was it the year before 🤔)
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Just a bit Claudia 🤣 I can only assume it was the very dry summer, as I usually get loads 🤔😕 @clipperty
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I’ve made quince cheese Carole, which is very similar and delicious, but the gin is 👌 @carolecuttingitfine @scaryskates
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🤣🤣 ...but I haven’t any gin as I gave it all away @rachelbrooks
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Definitely doing that next year! As like @rachelbrooks I suspect the jam will last forever!? 😂
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Oh yes I remember you did Jacq! 🙈 well I’ve used one jar Carole, I use it most as a glaze for meat or I put it in the gravy sometimes...I don’t think gin would last this long! 😂 @carolecuttingitfine
Mid Spring 2018
36
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28 Apr 2018 • One of my favourite shrubs. It needs a bit of taming but is great for holding up crocosmia later in the season...and then there’s the gin 😬
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One word to describe this, wow!!!!❤❤❤❤
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Thank you 😊 They’re a gorgeous flower aren’t they. I think they get less attention than they might because they’re so common 🤔 @midnightgardener
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Gorgeous 😍
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Thank you Melanie 😊 @greenfinger14
Early Winter 2018
34
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4 January 2018 •One more find 🧐 With another two half rotten ones, enough to make 50ml gin for next Christmas 😂😂
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4 Jan 18
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On rations at your house I see 😂😂
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😂😂 It was so good Jane but I gave it all away. This year I used them all to make quince cheese, then found these yesterday when tidying in the garden. It takes a year before it’s ready to drink... 🥃🎄 @pelly
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So let me see.....I need to be there on the 4th January next year. Chin chin 🍷🍷
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😂 See you then. Chin chin 🍷🍷 @pelly
Early Winter 2017
25
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If you remember me making quince liqueur a year ago, here it is - & it’s delicious. Only downside is I seem to have given it all away, except about 100ml which I’ve just shared out 😂
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I could do with a few sips of that to warm me up! Soooo cold xx
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I do! Even saved it in my favourites and then cut my quince down! 🙈 enjoy your snifter..! 😂
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Here you go Claudia 🍸 @clipperty
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Oh sorry Rachel! I remember now you mention it 🌺😢🍸 @rachelbrooks
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I will take a wee dram with you
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Cheers Charlotte! 🥃 @charlotte
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Cheers Jacqueline sounds delicious 🥃😋
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Cheers Pauline 🍸 Hic! 😉😂 @pauline33
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Chin chin 🍷🍷
Late Autumn 2017
21
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Just found this little lot in amongst the leaves. I might try quince cheese again. I’m sure I read that Night Slater uses it when he is roasting a ham...
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These are from a very old bush, which might explain the quantity. No they aren’t sweet. In fact they are rock hard and inedible until cooked, but the perfume when you cook them is worth it! It is fabulous. @columbiariver
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It’s worth cooking them even if I don’t - the smell is soooo good 😊 @columbiariver
Mid Autumn 2017
23
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They're almost as big as apples. I might try quince cheese again, though I'll try not to cook it as long this time 🤔
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Oh, lovely with a chunk of Manchego 🧀🧀🧀
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It would have been if I hadn't managed to caramelise it! @pelly
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Whoops 😂😂😂
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What is quince cheese? 🤔 Mine ripened really early this year - mostly while we were away so I haven’t done anything with them 😏 although I still have a jar of jelly in the fridge from last year! I will be digging mine out soon, so I’ve missed my last chance!
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Oh no! Why? I love my flowering quince - I have three! Quince cheese is very similar to quince jelly, just a bit thicker and you can slice it. It's served with cheese. The Spanish call is membrillo and serve it with manchego 🧀 @rachelbrooks
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It sounds like my jelly is more cheese like...😬you can definitely put a knife through it! And my quince is in the raised border in my front garden, it’s in the middle of my lavender hedge and I will be redoing the border soon and it’s just in the way. (I also spike myself on it quite a lot getting in and out of the car!) I will miss the gorgeous coral flowers when everything else is bare! 😏
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Sounds lovely...Fair enough. I'll let you off 😉 Do you not have a dark wall that needs a quince?! One of mine is in virtually full shade and still flowers and fruits 😃 @rachelbrooks
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Not really...😏
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🤔 @rachelbrooks
Early Autumn 2017
18
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I feel some gin coming on...but haven't tasted last year's yet...
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#chaenomeles #japanesequince
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Oh wow! I see that you have a gorgeous Olive jar. Where did you find it? I have been looking for a large Olive jar. When i do find one they are unaffordably expensive.
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Hi Dinyar, I'm really sorry but I can't remember (I think it was a present). I've had it for years. I've never put a plant in it as I would never get it out again, but I love the shape of it and I use it to put sticks and canes in. Good luck in your hunt! @dinyar
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Keep it safe from any damage. I would not suggest putting any plant. It look beautiful just the way it is. Just for your info they can be anywhere from $800 to $5000 and even more depending on size, age, origin,etc. You are very lucky. Enjoy it and try to show off by making it more visible.
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I will look after it but I am absolutely certain it won't have cost anywhere near that much. More like £50 or £60 😊 @dinyar
Late Spring 2017
25
![comment comment](/profile/awomanonabike/images/150/profile_image_40300.jpeg)
Been bottling up my Japanese Quince Eau de Vie. Needs to mature for another 6 months... then 🥂
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Well I might have had a little taste - just to check - and it is pretty delicious! 😊 @columbiariver
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Ooh! That looks interesting...what did you do? 🤔 may have to try this this year instead, the jelly went down like a lead balloon! 😬
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@rachelbrooks You slice the quince very thinly then just leave for 6 months in sugar & gin (or in my case eau de vie as I had a bottle I'd bought cheaply in France last year). I can't remember the quantities but will check in the morning. I think Jane @pelly made some too 😊
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Not me Jaqueline, but I vaguely remember seeing something on here @rachelbrooks 😊😊😊
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Oops, sorry Jane I'll have to go back & cheek who it was... When I first posted about this in a "garden" photo, you said you were going to try it too... Glad it's not just me who does things like that 😂😂😂 @pelly
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Rachel if you (or anyone else) fancies trying this, here's the recipe: 500g Japanese quince, 350g sugar, 1 litre eau de vie. Slice quince thinly & add to jar with sugar & spirit. Shake daily until sugar has all dissolved. Strain & bottle after 6 months. Leave another 6 months before drinking 🥂 @rachelbrooks @pelly
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Ooh thank you, I will give it a go in the Autumn 👍🏼👍🏼😘
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Excellent! Whatever else, it looks lovely as it steeps 😊 @rachelbrooks
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Yes, it looks a beautiful colour 👌🏼
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I love the patterns in the slices too. OH says it tastes "interesting". Actually he really liked it! 😊 @rachelbrooks
Late Winter 2017
26
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An unexpected snow fall this morning...
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Just a light dusting Rachel. @rachelbrooks #buds
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Morning Jaqueline. No snow here thankfully as it's greenhouse mending day. 😂😂
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I'm heading out to our greenhouse too. Still haven't put the vine back up after it was brought down by the weight of the grapes in the summer #badgardener 😂 Hopefully yours will be even better than it was before Doris got her hold on it! 👍🏻
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Very pretty pic 👍🏼
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Thank you Justin. Snow may be a pain but it does make everything look very pretty ❄️🌺❄️ @justin
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Ah it looks ever so pretty though ❄️♥️❄️
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Beautiful picture 😍 another thing GT has done is get me to slow down and look for all the smaller beauty opportunities in the garden! 😊
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Gorgeous ❤️
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It does, doesn't it Rachel @rachelbrooks
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Thank you Elisa and I completely agree with you 😊🌿❤️😊@riakat
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Thank you both 😊 @gjones
Just in case anyone was worried that I had overdone it on the pruning front…all is well 🌺 #chaenomeles-japonica
soo beautiful
Thank you 😊 @racha
Looks lovely
Thanks Claire. It certainly looks very happy 😃 @loveofplants
Looking good
Thanks Joan 😊 @joannie.a