Common names:
Flowering Quince
Double Orange Flowering Quince
Japanese Quince

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 6b
Leaves: Needled
Fruit: Pops open explosively when ripe
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Malodorous
Flower Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Other
Uses: Vegetable
Cooked greens
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Tea
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Bulbs
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Genetically Modified
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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