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Kaunching Quince Fruit Tree

$39.95

A popular variety in orchards throughout Central Asia, Kaunching produces abundant crops of lemon yellow, Grapefruit-size fruit, sweet enough to be eaten fresh and good for making attractive and delicious preserves and baked goods.

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Kaunching Quince Fruit Tree

A popular variety in orchards throughout Central Asia, Kaunching Quince produces abundant crops of lemon yellow, Grapefruit-size fruit, sweet enough to be eaten fresh and good for making attractive and delicious preserves and baked goods.

Once very popular and now hard to find, Quince deserves to be more widely planted in our gardens and landscapes. An attractive, spreading, small tree, Quince is adorned with large, cup-shaped, pink and white flowers in the spring followed by bountiful  crops of large, bright yellow, sweetly aromatic fruit in late fall. High in Vitamin C and pectin, Quince makes delicious preserves and baked goods.

Quince like half day to full sun and grows well in most soils. It grow 10-12 ft. in height at maturity and is hardy to at least minus 25 degree F. Quince trees can bear 100 pounds or more of fruit, which ripen from late September into October. Quince is generally pest and disease free.

Latin Name: Cydonia oblonga
Site and Soil: Quince likes full to 1/2 day sun and well-drained soil.
Rootstock Description:
Pollination Requirements: Kaunching Quince  is self-fertile.
Hardiness: Kaunching Quince is hardy to minus 25º F or below.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 10-12 ft. in height
Bloom Time: April
Ripening Time: September
Yield: 100+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Quince is not bothered by pests. While not usually a problem in the Pacific Northwest, Fire Blight can be a affect Quince is some regions of the US.
USDA Zone: 4-9
Sunset Western Zone: 2-24
Sunset Northeast Zone: 31, 32, 34, 35, 37, 39

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size

1 Gallon, Bare Root

Shipping Season

Fall, Winter/Spring 25 Preorder

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