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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Makes me wonder if you have Cydonia quinces or one of the Chaenomeles quinces, such as Chaenomeles cathayensis.  I haven't heard of many people as far south as Shreveport, LA being able to grow Cydonia quinces, but Chaenomeles cathayensis will grow in the south.  I've got some started from seed collected in South Carolina.  It's a large shrub with very wicked thorns and flowers that are usually pink or red on the outside and white or cream on the inside.  The aroma of the fruits varies.  The fruits are big as softballs, though, and really hard.  They are quite acid and cook up into a very tart sauce.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com  Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
On Oct 29, 2005, at 11:02 AM, O'Barr, R. D. wrote:

Thanks Ron. They are 1/2 yellow and dropping from the tree - about half of them. I grew them from seed that a man in Shreveport, LA gave me. Variety unknown.   R. D. O'Barr
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> What was the variety, and how ripe did you let them get? Quince can be very aromatic, but not all varieties are as intense as some like Pineapple, and even the best don't develop full character until they are completely ripe, meaning a deep lemon yellow, in most.
> -Lon Rombough
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> On Oct 28, 2005, at 8:52 PM, O'Barr, R. D. wrote:
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> I have about 75 Naval Orange sized quince this year. However, they do not have the apple aroma everone talks about. I boiled one today to see if it made any difference. It didn't. Has anyone had this same experience?
> I found a lot of recipes on the net for quince jelly and would like to try some, but can't yet find the flavor I'm looking for.
>  
> R. D. O'Barr
> Zone 7
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