Anyone have experience with quince bushes.

There is a quince bush at my job. It is sprawling and never has that many blooms. Looking in catalogues, they look great. I'm wondering if they have improved and I should give them a try.
Anyone have feedback for me?

They always look good in catalogs. I have yet to see one I would want.
We had one when I was a kid, eons ago. There is one near my home now. Don't bother, there are many much better bushes to choose from than Quinces.
Andy P

Thanks Andy! Good to hear from you!

I was hoping they improved.

I have one that blooms, Dave. I'll try to get the name of it. Has a nice contorted shape too.

Thanks Victor! Mine blooms but not densely.

Mine is certainly no show stopper, but it's nice and has a nice fragrance.

If it doesn't sprawl, I'm interested.

Not at all.

Pruning, guys. and a bit of fertilizer. Quince is one of my hillside holders. The roots go to china. My neighbor has a huge one. I love it because you can force the blossoms in the spring. I dug an old one up from the side of my driveway in the shade and got three pieces out of it that are doing well. the last bit is still hanging in there because between my son and I we could not get it out. It was tied into the roots of the maple tree across the fence in my neighbor's yard.
Martha

Thanks Martha!

I just transplanted two quinces this fall.
Your'e right, they tend to an ungainly sprawl.
I think they do best espaliered to a wall.
We'll see next spring if they come back at all.

My cultivar is perfectly behaved. About 3 - 4 ft tall and about 2 -3 feet wide. I can't stand things that go all over the place. Not enough room. Not enough patience. Just like staking is a no-no in my garden. If it cannot take care of itself, it's not in my garden!

the tough love school of gardening. of course it is perfectly behaved for you!

More like small garden school of gardening!

i bet my garden's smaller than your garden...
:-P

I thought women were not into size?

Depends on what we are talking about....

Victor, you are so wrong...

Victor, Do you have the name of your quince?

Quick, before this thread becomes an AUP violation!!

This message was edited Dec 14, 2007 10:09 PM

Dave, I have several months of experience with quince LOL. I did a lot of reading before I bought 'Cameo'. Apricot color blooms, no thorns, 3-4' max and Michael Dirr grows it in his own garden! Mine is all of about 8" tall.

Victor, is this the one you have? I thought you might have mentioned it earlier on.

I think mine is Chaenomeles speciosa 'Contorta'.

Thanks Jan! I'll see if I can get it to make an appearance.

Thanks Victor. Choices are good.

some people have contorted filberts, victor has a contorted quince. (tho somehow it doesn't have the same ring.)

One contorted quince equals five contorted filberts.

You're the Prince of Quince!

Don't make me wince!

Care for a blintz?

If it's wrapped in a chintz.

Haven't seen one since...

want some pie? it's mince.

some people just can't take hints.

No thanks, I'll have some mints.

Don't forget to rinse!

Your previous posts convince
You've rung most rhymes from quince!
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Vic: The chaenomeles contorta entry in plantfiles needs a picture!
I looked up my records--the quince I have is Jet Stream. Don't recommend it.

Thanks Don. I'll see if I have one. If not, I'll get one this spring.

Don, As our resident poet, do mints and hints really rhyme with quince?

From mints and hints you must not shirk.
It's close enough for government work.

hahahaha!

i think mints does rhyme, but hints is not quite a true rhyme. is that a "slant rhyme"? (tring to remember literary terminology...)

I admire the quince of my neighbours - is that enough experience?