Anyone know the name of this fruiting plant...?

smokeybiker

Hi.

I moved into a house last year and we have this established small tree/shrub in the back garden.  It has red flowers in the spring and is evergreen.  It also has large green fruit that smells sweet when cut into (see photos).

Does anyone know what it is?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

 

 

Palustris

That is the fruit of the Quince, In this case Chaenomeles japonica, rather than the true Quincwe, Cydonia oblonga. Not that it matters the fruit is just as edible.

Palustris

And hurrah I beat Nutcutlet to it for once!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4thPanda

Berghill, how can you tell the difference between the quince varieties? 

Lupin 1

Quince???

Palustris

The true Quince is more often a tree than a bush and in any case the flowers are white and never red. There are other more Botanical differnces too.

Or do you mean between the different varieties of Chaenomeles?

smokeybiker

That was quick.  I'm obviously in the right place.  Someone else suggested quince but when I googled it I was presented with the yellow fruit so thought it must be something else.  Looking now at Chaenomeles japonica online it does indeed appear to be a match.  

I think there is still enough fruit on it to do something with it so I'll have to start thinking about that now.

4thPanda

Erm. . . . I meant how does one tell if one has the true Qunice or one of the others 

Thanks  I'm going to have to wait till spring to check out the colour of my flowers to work out what I've got. Although mine is a tree at the moment.

nutcutlet

Very different as Berghill says. different style of growth, leaves, flowers.

If you bought a quince from a fruit nursery it will be cydonia. 

Chaenomeles are usually sold in flower at garden centres.

I won't sulk cos you got there first Berghill 

smokeybiker, is it a 2-stroke?

smokeybiker

Sorry to dissapoint Nutcutlet - it's got peddles and constantly reminds me to quit one of my vices. 

nutcutlet