Chaenomeles sinensis seed
LATIN NAME: CHAENOMELES SINENSIS
COMMON NAME: Chinese Quince
In the gardens and the temple courtyards of the east, the Chinese quince grows as a small, deciduous tree with the oval, toothed leaves and the solitary, soft-pink, cup-shaped flowers that open in the spring, the large, oval, fragrant, golden-yellow fruits ripening in the autumn. In time it steadily becomes a rounded crown, reaching 5-10 metres. Site it in full sun, in deep, fertile ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Chinese quince appears in the studies of the pome fruits of the east, its fragrant golden fruits and its pink cups keeping it in view in the work on the ornamental fruit trees of the old courtyards and the wild relatives of the quince. The research looks at the way the pink cups open in the spring, the golden fruits ripen and scent the autumn, and the seed biology of the hard, flat seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the autumn garden, the Chinese quince sets the large, fragrant, golden fruits that have been set in the bowls of the east to scent the room for centuries and made into the preserves of the old kitchens. The small, hardy tree fits the courtyard, and the tree makes the fine fruit specimen, the fragrant tree and the tree of the cold, open garden. It is a tree for the open, sunny, deep and fertile place.
To grow the Chinese Quince from seed, clean the seeds from the ripe fruits and give them a cold, moist spell.
Clean the seeds from the ripe fruits and give them a cold, moist spell, and keep the young quinces in the open, sunny spot. The golden fruits scent the autumn.
LATIN NAME: Pseudocydonia sinensis
COMMON NAME: Chinese Quince, Mugua, Chinese Flowering Quince
The Chinese quince is a handsome and fragrant tree of the eastern gardens, and its large, golden, aromatic fruits have been treasured for their scent and their use for a very long time. In good conditions it grows a dense, bushy clump, staying under a metre. It is the sole species of the genus Pseudocydonia in the rose family, native to southern and eastern China, and it is known as the Chinese quince, while it has been cultivated in the gardens and the orchards of the East for a very long time.
The Chinese quince belongs to the rose family, Rosaceae, and it is the sole species in the genus Pseudocydonia, native to southern and eastern China. Its hard, astringent fruit is intensely fragrant, and it is known as the Chinese quince, while it has been cultivated in the gardens and the orchards of the East for a very long time.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The Chinese quince has a genuine and growing place in both food and horticultural research. It has been studied in food science, since the large, aromatic fruits have been treasured for their use in the kitchens of the East, and researchers have examined the content of the fruit, including the pectin, which makes it valued for the making of the jams and the jellies, and the aromatic compounds that give it its celebrated scent, while the fruit has also been used in the traditional medicine of the East, and its potential value has been examined, and the fragrant, golden fruit has drawn attention in the international food and garden press as a treasure of the autumn. The tree has also been studied in horticulture, since it is a handsome and fragrant ornamental, prized for its pink flowers, its glossy foliage and its golden fruits, and researchers have examined its cultivation and its value in the garden and the orchard, while its hardiness and its neat habit have been examined. The species has also been studied in botany, since it is the sole species of its genus, and its classification and its relationships with the quinces and the flowering quinces have been examined. For a tree of such fragrance, the Chinese quince has a rich and growing record of research.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the Chinese quince is a generous tree of the autumn garden. Its pink and white flowers feed the bees, and its golden, fragrant fruits feed the birds and the small animals, while it is a handsome and historic presence in the gardens of the East.
Its economic value is real. The fragrant fruits are treasured for the making of the jams, the jellies and the candies, and they have been used in the traditional medicine of the East, while the tree is also a handsome ornamental, and its golden fruits have drawn attention in the international food and garden press. For a grower, the Chinese quince is an easy and rewarding tree, and for a gardener it brings pink flowers, glossy foliage and golden, fragrant fruit. The seeds are easy — sow them in a pot of moist, free-draining compost in a sunny spot, keep them lightly watered, and theyll sprout within a few weeks, growing on into a handsome, fragrant tree.
NAME: Chinese Quince OTHER COMMON NAMES: Chinese Quince, Mugua, Mogwa, Karin SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chaenomeles sinensis – Pseudocydonia sinensis , Cydonia sinensis Pseudocydonia sinensis (Chinese Quince) COLOR: Pink Flower PLANT SEEDS: Scarify: Soak for 24 hours Stratify: Cold for 90 days. Germination: Sow seed 1/4″ deep, tamp the soil, mulch the seed bed. HARVEST: Late Fall PLANT HEIGHT: 15-20 feet LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Full Sun – P/ Shade SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Well-drained/ Medium OTHER: Fruit – eaten as a sweetmeat, candied, preserved in syrup or made into a liqueur. The juice can also be mixed with ginger and made into a beverage. The fruit is very large, up to 18cm long.