Japanese Quince is where oriental beauty meets culinary delight! With pretty blossoms and delicious fruits, this charismatic shrub will be a center of elegance in your garden.
Japanese Quince, botanically known as Chaenomeles japonica, is a deciduous shrub native to Japan that hails from the Rose family. It typically reaches 3 to 10 feet (0.9 to 3 meters) with a slightly greater spread. The plant has ovate to elliptic leaves, which are generally dark green, glossy, and serrated along the edges. The blossoms, which appear in late winter to early spring before the leaves emerge, exhibit a range of hues, including shades of red, pink, and white. After, these flowers give way to apple-shaped, fragrant fruits 2-3 inches (5-7.5 cm) in diameter in late summer or early fall.
The name Chaenomeles is derived from the anatomy of the fruits, coming from the Greek "chainein" meaning "to burst, open" and "mēlon" meaning "apple".
