Quince

These are great for hiding fences. We've three a white, pink and an orange.







This one just has small buds on it at the moment, but there'll be a lot of flowers








We're knee-deep in quince fruit like this in September, (all three are different) Though we're not interesting in doing anything with it, I don't think the ornamental varieties are supposed to be up to much.

 

Mine is nowhere near that tall, it seems to grow outwards rather than up....

 

The fruit of the ornamental varieties is actually rather good. We make Quince jelly from it. Had some on my toast this morning.

 

They're quite old, must be nearly thirty years. I tie the branches to horizontal wires strung between the concrete fence posts and they get regularly pruned. I remove the lower growth, to keep it away from the rhodos and azaleas, as they'd "lose out in a fight for space."

 

Pretty things. I've got one white one, I think its name is "Jet Stream" growing against a wall. As @Palustris says you can make a nice jelly with the little quinces. Mine needs to grow some more before I get enough fruits for that!

 

Mine produce at least two bucket-fills every year. They go straight into the green bin.

No interest in making quince jelly.

Though I am partial to Frank Coopers marmalade on some toast, occasionally.

 

I did make some Quince Wine one year - it was .. interesting .. a bit like drinking perfume