About
This compact cultivar features oval leaves characterized by their grey, fuzzy undersides. In the spring, it produces white to pale pink blossoms that give way to aromatic, round yellow fruits. These edible fruits can be harvested in early autumn.
About the genus
Cydonia consists of sizable deciduous shrubs featuring simple, ovate foliage. The plants produce bowl-shaped flowers with five petals, which can be pink or white. After flowering, they bear fruits resembling pears, which are suitable for consumption once they mature.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Trees, Fruit Edible
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- 2.5-4 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
- Toxicity
- Seeds contain toxins so these should be removed if you are considering eating the fruit, usually grown as an ornamental shrub. Pets: Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten - see the HTA guide to potentially harmful plants for further information and useful contact numbers
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in a deep, fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun in a warm, sheltered spot; see quince cultivation
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1
- Propagation
- Propagate by grafting or by semi-ripe or hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to aphids and caterpillars
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to quince leaf blight, fireblight, brown rot and powdery mildews