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[Douglas Woodard <dwoodard@becon.org>]

I've encountered a few recommendations of an ornamental  cultivar that
has been around for at least a few decades as useful for fruit: "Boule
de Feu (Fireball?)." The person who sticks in my mind is the late
Lawrence Hills of England writing 30-40 years ago. He was a very
experienced and knowledgeable horticulturist.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada


Melissa Kacalanos wrote:
> I've always enjoyed the flowers of flowering quince, and wanted to try the 
> fruit, so I'm thinking of planting one or two. Which varieties? I find 
> intriguing articles like this about breeding programs to produce better 
> fruiting cultivars:
> http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-385.html
> but can't find any actual new cultivars available.
>
> Melissa