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  • From: "Dr. Lucky Pittman" <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
  • To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pseudocydonia sinensis
  • Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:20:43 -0600

In all the recent discussion of quinces/flowering quinces, no one has mentioned(or maybe I just missed it) the ‘Chinese quince’ – Pseudocydonia sinensis.

 

I’ve got two seedlings growing here, courtesy of my friend Pete,  several years back, and farmed several others out to coworkers/friends.

Mine are still too young to fruit, but from photos I’ve seen of the plant, it looks like a great ornamental addition to a landscape planting, with its handsome exfoliating bark – like a crape myrtle or colorful sycamore, glossy green leaves – that have great red-orange fall color here –  pink spring flowers, and what seems to be a pretty large fruit, if firm and tart/astringent.

 

Photos here: http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Pseudocydonia+sinensis

 

Anybody care to comment further?

 

Lucky Pittman

Hopkinsville, KY




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