QUINCE

Botanical Name : Chaenomeles japonica and C. speciosa
Common Name :Quince, Maule's Quince, Flowering Quince
Availability: Late winter, early spring
Shelf Life: 5-7 Days
Colors: Coral, Pink, White
Flowers have slight Fragrance
Sold by: bunches
Bunches: 5-7 Stms

Product Use : Cut Flower
Pronunciation : ke-NOM-e-leez ja-PON-i-ca
Family Roots : Member of the Rosaceae (rose) family.

Native to China and Japan.

Related species include apple, peach, pear, potentilla, hawthorn, spirea, cotoneaster.
Personality : Small delicate flowers occur along woody branches.

Stems can be cut to various lengths. Branches may be thorny.

Plant is a deciduous shrub, classed as a dicotyledon, leaves not parallel veined.


Ethylene Sensitivity : More research needed
Ethylene Comments : Likely to be ethylene sensitive,

Care and Handling: Recut stems under water and place into a fresh flower food solution.
Storage Specifics : Reported to be 41F.

Tidbits : The fruit is used for making jelly.

"Chaenomeles" is a compound Greek word meaning split and apple.

Cut dormant branches can be forced into bloom by immersing them in 82F water for 12 hours, then placing them upright in opening solution at 59-64F and high humidity for 1-3 weeks.

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