I have plenty of room then. thanks for the pics.
I think contorted quince is chaenomeles, not cydonia.
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Thanks, it reminds me of my contorted Jujube (āSoā cultivar). The So Jujube is quite attractive and very interesting looking. Shipova is not contorted, itās planted near my So jujube. Shipova forms a pyramidal-shaped tree with attractive, grayish-green foliage. Another striking plant too. The leaves look so different than any other tree.
I need to take some photos of these plants next year.
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Have you seen a contorted Mulberry?
Yes correct and it flowers on old wood as I saw in a description. Not sure how fruit differs from cydonia? Mine may never fruit as I have no pollinator if that matters?
I donāt really care. I would make a syrup with the fruit if it ever bears?
No, I always like contorted plants, but I have only the two mentioned. I may add others in the future. Oh I wanted to add I have seen the contorted filbert so and soās walking stick. I forgot the name? That is the coolest contorted plant I have seen. Hard to grow from what I hear? One filbert called Red Dragon is contorted too and is supposed to be easier to grow.
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I just pointed that out so that the OP wouldnāt think its shape and growth habit had anything to do with his question (as I interpreted it) about if he could fit a cydonia oblonga into the space available.
Yes and you gave some good info. It made me think of my quince. As I used it to plug a small bare spot in my garden too! Two people using quinces to fill tight spaces in the garden. Just quince-idence? 
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i see what you want you did thereā¦ lol
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how big is yours?
Yes, Iāve planted the filbertsā¦for customers. If they have pollination, the Red Dragon can also bear nuts. (And I suspect Harry Lauderās can also.)
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contorted mulberry (flying dragon or Chinese dragon or something)
makes a big tree 50 x 50 or more.
tree received. didnt check the root ball yet but it looks pretty massive. The top growth is for sure massive. Probably 7 or 8 ft tall with laterals formed maybe 2ft up. Its bigger than the space already. Will be cutting it back at planting. How much i cut back will depend on how big that root ball is.
Both recipes sound great. Our quince are very large here. So I doubt I can find them until next fall. But I will try it! Thanks!
Pineapple quince fruit (mostly globe-shaped) is not as large as some of the other large, blocky varieties.
I would say my fruit averages about two per pound. It has rarely made 1+ pound fruit, near the top of the tree. Large fruit on a smallish regularly pruned tree would tend to bend or break branches.
In addition to single baking or cooking container recipes, performed once or twice a year, consider juicing or saucing the quince (would work on ice cream and freezes well), like apples. This uses a lot more fruit.
The old ad phrase was āOrange juice is not just for breakfast anymoreā; so quince should not be just for baked desserts anymore.
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Good to hear it showed up big and healthy. I ordered one from them last November and am looking forward to getting it in the ground. What size did you order? I think mine was ālargeā but I am not sure what that translates to, just the largest size available at the time.
Nice to know how big the fruit is for pineapple quince. I actually decided to plant it in outside of this food forest in a different section - much more room over there so im just gonna let this guy do its thing i think. The space is 15-20ft wide.
PINEAPPLE QUINCE (Cydonia oblonga) 34.00 ā 34.00
grafted-larger size. I can take a pic of it next time im out there if you would like to see how bigā¦ i did not prune yet.
Yep, that is the same one I ordered. On a side note I purchased two quince in early December and made some apple-quince butter that I am still eating on. It is amazing what a little green cardamom can do for it.
I extracted the seeds and soaked them in hydrogen peroxide for a couple hours and the whole sauce dish turned to gel. Apparently it is called āquince mucilageā when soaked with water and people make face washes, hair gel, and even drink as a medicine. So, thatās a bonus.
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