Quince apple shape
Cydonia oblonga Quince apple shape
Quince
Fruits are used for compote. Once the fruits have been cooked or stewed, the fruits taste honey-sweet.
Pollination
Self-pollinating
Pruning
Before flowering, because of winter frost damage. Provide adequate lighting. Cut away dead branches.
Fertilization
Requires moderate organic fertilization in autumn.
The fruits of the Quince are not edible raw because of
the hard flesh, it is good to eat after it has been cooked.
Information about this species
Kweeper Kweeper Kweeperpeer Apple shape Location Sun/Semi-shadow Flowering May/June Pick time September/October Pruning time December/March Height Low trunk: 2.5 m Half-stem: 3-3.5m High stem: 3.5-4m
Cydonia oblonga Quince apple shape
Quince
Fruits are used for compote.
Pollination
Self-pollinating
Pruning
Before flowering, because of winter frost damage. Provide adequate lighting. Cut away dead branches.
Fertilization
Requires moderate organic fertilization in autumn.
The fruits of the Quince are not edible raw because of
the hard flesh, it is good to eat after it has been cooked.