Chaenomeles cathayensis seed
LATIN NAME: Chaenomeles cathayensis
COMMON NAME: Cathay Quince
The Cathay quince blushes the pink, cup-shaped flowers along the bare branches in the early spring, before the toothed leaves unfold, and the whole shrub carries the fine, cheerful look of the old courtyard. The hardy, deciduous, spiny shrub carries the oval, pointed, sharply toothed leaves with the downy undersides, and the pink to white, cup-shaped flowers along the bare, spiny branches through the early spring, one of the cheerful, bright sights of the old courtyard, drawing the bees, to be followed by the large, oblong, yellow-green, fragrant fruits. The large fruits have a very long record in the old practice of the cool lands, and the shrub is a historic presence of the old courtyard. It is a shrub of the open, sunny, deep, rich, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Cathay quince is a historic subject of the plant science, and the large fruits keep showing up in the work on the fruiting shrubs. The way the large, oblong, yellow-green, fragrant fruits form from the pink, cup-shaped flowers has been studied steadily, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the fruiting shrubs, the toothed leaves and the members of the rose family. The early flowers and the sturdy habit have also made it a fine study shrub, and the Cathay quince is a regular subject of the work on the large fruits of the cool world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The Cathay quince is a cheerful, useful shrub of the old courtyard and the study collection. The oval, pointed, sharply toothed leaves with the downy undersides carry the cheerful look of the old courtyard, one of the cheerful, bright sights of the old courtyard, drawing the bees, and the large fruits have a very long record in the old practice of the cool lands, the fragrant fruits coming to the old preserves, the jellies and the steady practice of the old kitchens, while the pink to white, cup-shaped flowers along the bare, spiny branches open through the early spring, to be followed by the large, oblong, yellow-green, fragrant fruits. It is one of the fine choices for the old courtyard, the fruiting border and the study collection, and it has been written up in the horticultural and the culinary papers for the fragrant fruits and the very long history. It is a cheerful, useful shrub of the open, sunny, deep, rich, well-drained garden.
The quince seeds start well in a fine, sandy mix in a bright, open spot. The young shrubs are sturdy once they root, and they take the deep, rich, well-drained ground of the sunny border well.
To grow the Cathay quince from seed, sow the plump seeds singly over the tray of fine, sandy soil, water gently, then keep the tray in a bright, open spot. The seedlings come through within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. With the sun and the deep, rich, well-drained ground, the pink cups will open over the years.