Japanese quince
Chaenomeles japonica
- Size
- 1 m tall, 1.5 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Hardy to
- -28 degrees
- Flowers
- April to May
- A barrier nothing walks through
- Border planting
- Bees and butterflies
- Spring colour
- Early food for bees
- Edible fruit
Safety
- Thorny: not under a window and not along a path children run down.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.
What it needs, what it becomes
- Type
- Fruit and herbs
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Size when mature
- 1 m tall, 1.5 m across
- Light
- Full sun, part sun
- Moisture
- Medium, dry
- Soil
- loam, sand, clay
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 7.5
- Hardy to
- -28 degrees
- Flowers
- April to May
- For pollinators
- Very good
- Water
- Low water
- Upkeep
- Little
- Growth
- Steady
- In Europe
- Introduced
- Spreading risk
- Low
- If eaten
- People: Not toxic · Dogs: Not toxic · Cats: Not toxic
- Worth knowing
- Has thorns · Edible · Drops fruit, which makes a mess over paving
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