Japanese or Flowering Quince
Chaenomeles speciosa (ROSACEAE)
Planting and Growing Japanese Quince
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow Japanese or flowering quince in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and fruit of Japanese or flowering quince
- Growing conditions for Japanese or flowering quince
- When and where to plant Japanese or flowering quince
- How to plant Japanese or flowering quince
- How to shape, prune and control growth of Japanese or flowering quince
- Watering, fertilizing, and care of Japanese or flowering quince
- Landscape uses of Japanese or flowering quince
- Pest and disease control for Japanese or flowering quince
Growing Japanese Quince
Many cultivars of medium-growing, dense, branching or spreading, mostly spiny, semi-evergreen shrubs, 6–10 ft. (1.8–3 m) tall, with shiny, red turning deep green, oval, toothed leaves, to 3-1/2-in. (90-mm) long, and tinged yellow in autumn.
Japanese Quince Planting and Care Guide
Flowers and Fruit
Dainty, pink, red, white, single or double, waxy flowers, to 2-1/2-in. (63-mm) wide, in early spring before leaves appear, form showy clusters, sometimes with green, pear-shaped fruit in autumn.
Best Climates
U.S.D.A. Plant Hardiness Zones 5–9.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist to damp, well-drained soil. Fertility: Average. Add acidic compost or leaf mold. 5.5–6.5 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Full sun. Space 5–6 ft. (1.5–1.8 m) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep damp; allow soil surface to dry between waterings until established. Fertilize annually in spring. Prune after bloom. Propagate by cuttings, grafting, layering, seed.
About This Species
Good choice for barriers, bonsai, containers, walls in arid, Asian, cottage, woodland gardens. Good for cutting. Smog tolerant. Chlorosis, leaf spot susceptible.