Who's growing Quince?

JohnS · 2017-07-12T18:08:52.617Z

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
PDX OR

gsims1997 · 2017-07-14T16:52:14.932Z

I stumbled upon a quince tree growing despite neglect and no irrigation at my daughter’s school in Valley Center CA. It has some fire blight strikes and a few fruit. Any guess as to cultivar? It’s funny to see a tree like this in a unmaintained landscape setting.

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CoombsvilleOrchard · 2017-08-02T04:17:49.748Z

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.

Austro_PawPaw · 2017-08-20T09:27:05.460Z

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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clarkinks · 2017-08-20T10:36:40.074Z

Nice size fruit! Good to see a quince tree! Looks great to me!

JohnS · 2017-08-25T01:42:28.309Z

You could put a footie, a paper bag, or a ziploc over it to save your last one.
John S
PDX OR

Austro_PawPaw · 2017-09-24T19:29:54.857Z

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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jxz7245 · 2017-09-25T01:44:05.059Z

I have this problem as well - when do we spray the Serenade to prevent it? Don’t want to have to spray all year.

JohnS · 2017-09-25T01:58:53.976Z

I would do it when the leaves are on-because that’s where I see the rust. For me, that is about late April through Sept-October. Then it gets into the growing leaves and “the cavalry defeats the bad guys”.
John S
PDX OR

Richard · 2018-05-11T01:06:12.986Z

Does anyone know if Quince cultivars are graft-compatible with M–111 rootstock?

JohnS · 2018-05-12T00:23:50.540Z

I don’t know but I would guess no.
John S
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gsims1997 · 2018-05-12T02:23:42.247Z

Would be fun experiment. Would bet an interstem of something like winter banana would be needed.

ChrisL · 2018-05-12T03:33:32.674Z

Or possibly two interstems Winter Banana to a pear thats compatible with both W.B. and Quince.

gsims1997 · 2018-05-12T03:57:00.865Z

Keiffer is quince compatible…that could be an option.

Katie_didnt_Z4b · 2018-10-20T17:07:52.804Z

How was everyone’s 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 didn’t see anything obvious on my little 4ft tree.

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Katie_didnt_Z4b · 2018-10-20T17:09:04.029Z

Also, is it really that easy to root? Stick a piece in the ground and it will grow?

Richard · 2018-10-20T17:33:14.002Z

In my experience, Quince have growth and fruiting habits similar to Pear.

mrsg47 · 2018-10-21T00:06:01.862Z

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.

Richard · 2018-10-21T01:30:12.754Z

mrsg47:

Would it be flowering quince

I don’t believe it is graft-compatible.

mrsg47:

If its fruiting quince it might be great to keep.

In my experience Quince rootstocks for pears produce a very dry flavorless fruit. Not something you’d slice on top of vanilla ice cream.

mrsg47 · 2018-10-21T13:46:25.851Z

Quince is for jelly.