About
Cydonia oblonga Sibley's Patio Quince is a grafted cultivar that reaches a height of up to 1.2 meters, making it suitable for container cultivation on patios. Its foliage consists of green leaves that are lighter on the undersides, emerging prior to the springtime display of white-pink flowers. This variety is known for its abundant yield of fragrant yellow fruits, which are ideal for making jams and jellies. In autumn, the leaves transition to a yellow hue before they drop.
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
- Loam, Clay
- Soil pH
- Neutral, Acid, Alkaline
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Fruit Edible, Trees, Shrubs
- Habit
- Spreading branched
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants
- 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 fertile, moist but well-drained soil in a warm, sheltered spot. See quince cultivation
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1 but any growth from beneath the graft point, should be removed as soon as possible
- Propagation
- Propagate by grafting
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to caterpillars and aphids
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to quince leaf blight, brown rot, fireblight, powdery mildews and honey fungus