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It can often be found growing on the sides of roads, particularly on southern exposures, needing full sun and ample moisture during its short growing season. The mature plants often grow and flower in mowed areas. In many parts of its native habitat, road sides are only mowed twice a year. In the late spring and again in late fall.
Chaenomeles is a genus of four species [1] of deciduous spiny shrubs, usually 1–3 m tall, in the family Rosaceae.They are native to Southeast Asia.These plants are related to the quince (Cydonia oblonga) and the Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis), differing in the serrated leaves that lack fuzz, and in the flowers, borne in clusters, having deciduous sepals and styles that are connate ...
The solitary flowers, produced in late spring after the leaves, are white or pink. [3] The ripe fruit is aromatic but remains hard; gritty stone cells are dispersed through the flesh. [2] It is larger than many apples, weighing as much as 1 kilogram (2.2 lb), often pear-shaped but sometimes roughly spherical. [2]
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Chaenomeles speciosa, the flowering quince, Chinese quince or Japanese quince, [1] [2] is a thorny deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub native to eastern Asia. It is taller than another commonly cultivated species, C. japonica, usually growing to about 2 m (6 ft 7 in). [1] [2] The flowers are usually red, but may be pink, white or green.
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Pseudocydonia sinensis or Chinese quince (Chinese: 木瓜; pinyin: mùguā) is a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in the family Rosaceae, native to southern and eastern China. It is the sole species in the genus Pseudocydonia. [1] Its hard, astringent fruit is used in traditional Chinese medicine [2] and as a food in East Asia. Trees are ...
Chaenomeles japonica, called the Japanese quince or Maule's quince, [2] is a species of flowering quince that is native to Japan. It is a thorny deciduous shrub that is commonly cultivated. It is shorter than another commonly cultivated species C. speciosa, growing to only about 1 m in height. It is best known for its colorful spring flowers ...