Hi i'm harvesting quince again that in about 10-15 years develop massive amounts of fruit, or some people use them for bonsia...These came from the only 2 tree/bushes i know of in ohio but were aboundant around the turn of the century...they came from the middle east...i know of one man, a Dr., who eats them right off the tree, but they are bitter and hard to me but make great jellies, jams, pies, etc. they carry alot of pectin in them so you don't have to add much,,,sase's to me with the word 'quince' written on a note & i'll get them out to you...already got some done...thanks! mark or we can trade!
CLOSED: pineapple quince seed for bonsia or jams...sase ok
Hi Mark, I was curious about this tree so I tried looking it up doing a general search, but it wasn't in the PlantFiles- is there another name for it?
Thanks,
~Gina
Got me on that....hum...i'll check this one book i have at home & see & get back to you...i think it's in there...mark
Thanks Mark; don't go to too much trouble to find it, I was just intrigued by the name and what you wrote about it. :)
~Gina
Hi Gina, couldn't find the 'pineapple' quince i was told it was(the fruit look like pineapple-shapes), but i found 'Chaenomeles lagenaria' quince which was used by people in that time frame for the jams & jellies, the fruit not palatable raw, & the fruit was used in bed linens for the frangrance(smells like a lemon apple) & to be put in bureaus & to perfume bedding....but that's all i found out right now...., it's not the common quince though....see ya!
Interesting Mark, thanks for looking that up!
I'll look up the name you found.
Gina here is a link http://www.treesofantiquity.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=273
Mark I would love to try some of these seeds,
God Bless
Connie
Thanks Connie!
That looks more like a pear than anything else :)~
i just want to say that mark is incredibly generous with what he sends. thank you kindly, mark. barb
yes he is, he is a real sweet heart :o)
Mark,
I'd like to try some of the seeds. I may be too far to the north, but I'd like to try.
Would love to try them. Are you wanting trades or postage?
Tell me the requirements for growing conditions.
Is this http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1453/index.html the same thing? ~~~ Carol
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Carol, sure looks like it... ours tolerates winter very well, & exits in clayish soil...it's really fruiting this year....i'm told Romans use to value the fruit & gave them away as gifts....the fruit smells like lemony apple, a very pleasing scent...got you guys above...thanks, mark
Mark, I would like to try some of your seeds to.
Thanks, Louanne
Mark, how easy is it to grow from seed???
Connie
i soaked 1/2 of my seed overnight & left the others alone, about 1/2 came up in really poor soil....then the potting soil they didn't come up in i pitched outside & the next spring i had quince seedlings come up...i'd say about 50% will come up, depends on how you treat your seedlings, i missed waterings, etc. so that might have something to do with it! mark
If anyone is interested, here's a link on this one, more what to do with them as fruit, but I found it interesting.
http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/souptonuts/farmstand_quince.html
Mark I'd love some for a SASE too! Can throw in daylily seeds if you want. If you have any quince seeds left, that is! Thanks, Juli
I am wondering if the people who got these seeds last year had good luck with them? Did they germinate? How big are they now?
(I didn't get any fro Mark, it is more of a question because I'm curious.)
Suzy