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[Maria Schumann <mariaschu@vtlink.net>]

I planted some flowering quince (unknown variety from latvia) from  
seed four years ago.  The plants survived near total neglect and last  
year produced fruit for the first time-- not a lot, around a quart  
from five plants.  The fruit is sour, with a perfumey taste, and  
macerated with honey makes a great winter tonic/ vitamin pill.   
Flowering quince has lots of traditional medicinal uses-- used in  
Latvia, Russia, China, Japan.  The flowers are gorgeous.   They are  
worth growing for the flowers alone.   I don't have any extra seeds or  
plants this year but I think you can get them at Raintree and that  
other northwest nursery whose name escapes my mind.

Maria
Greensboro, VT zone 3/4

On Mar 3, 2014, at 6:54 PM, anton ptak wrote:

> Anyone have any flowering (and fruiting) quince (chaenomeles)
> recommendations on varieties and sources?  Are they productive  
> enough to
> make worthwhile growing?
>
> Thanks,
> Anton Ptak
> zone 4a W. Wisconsin
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