Serenade is a commercial product that apparently works well with it. I use fungal compost tea and it works great. Pruning out the inside of the the core helps too.
John S
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I stumbled upon a quince tree growing despite neglect and no irrigation at my daughterâs school in Valley Center CA. It has some fire blight strikes and a few fruit. Any guess as to cultivar? Itâs funny to see a tree like this in a unmaintained landscape setting.
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Looks like a Smyrna to me by the shape/size of the fruit and leaves. Also the extent of FB would be consistent with Smyrna.
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Hmm, i only have 1 fruit left ⌠all others got attacked by birds.
Lets see if this one has a chance.
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Nice size fruit! Good to see a quince tree! Looks great to me!
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You could put a footie, a paper bag, or a ziploc over it to save your last one.
John S
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I liked the Aromatnaya quince that i ate yesterday.
Sour and sweet and barely astringent.
Flavor: Granny Smith x Starfruit
I need to test how the quality changes if i let the fruits hang on for 2 more weeks next year.
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I have this problem as well - when do we spray the Serenade to prevent it? Donât want to have to spray all year.
I would do it when the leaves are on-because thatâs where I see the rust. For me, that is about late April through Sept-October. Then it gets into the growing leaves and âthe cavalry defeats the bad guysâ.
John S
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Does anyone know if Quince cultivars are graft-compatible with Mâ111 rootstock?
I donât know but I would guess no.
John S
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Would be fun experiment. Would bet an interstem of something like winter banana would be needed.
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Or possibly two interstems Winter Banana to a pear thats compatible with both W.B. and Quince.
Keiffer is quince compatibleâŚthat could be an option.
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How was everyoneâs quince harvest this year?
Spring 2018 I planted a Kuganskaya from OGW. It was fully leafed out and bloomed all over 2 weeks after planting. No fruit set though, as expected. Do quince have fruit spurs like apples and plums? I am way too eager to know if I will get blooms again next spring, and want to know what to look for. I didnât see anything obvious on my little 4ft tree.
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Also, is it really that easy to root? Stick a piece in the ground and it will grow?
In my experience, Quince have growth and fruiting habits similar to Pear.
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A question about quince. My multi-grafted(4) varieties are grafted on to quince. Would it be flowering quince or fruiting quince? I am asking because a great looking branch (leaves and all) is coming up from the root system. If its fruiting quince it might be great to keep. Quince has made a great rootstock for my pears.
I donât believe it is graft-compatible.
In my experience Quince rootstocks for pears produce a very dry flavorless fruit. Not something youâd slice on top of vanilla ice cream.
Quince is for jelly.
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