Quince is the only member of the genus Cydonia and is native to Iran, Turkey, and possibly Greece and the Crimean Peninsula. Chaenomeles speciosa, the "flowering quince", is a different plant that is native to eastern Asia.
Been growing them for 30 years in WI. They are mostly disease free but are susceptible to fireblight if you have a source nearby and somewhat to brown rot in hot humid years.
Thanks for the reply. I'm in north Florida close to gainesville, which is the most humid place in America. So I'm not sure it would be a good option here
Most quince are very susceptible to fire blight and rust. So if Fire Blight on apples/pears or Cedar Apple Rust are a problem where you live you'll probably have those same problems with a quince tree. There haven't been the extensive breeding programs with quince like their has with apples/pears to reduce disease susceptibility (or scab immunity with apples) because they're not commercially important in the US. I'm on the east coast US and still going to try growing one though. A spray for rust/scab a couple times a year isn't a problem for me.
The fruit shape looks like what was sold 30 years ago as Aromatnaya. More recent Aromatnaya have the pear neck you speak of.
No bite of fresh quinc on camerae?!? Heresy!!!
Very nice video! Is it native bush cultivar...?
Quince is the only member of the genus Cydonia and is native to Iran, Turkey, and possibly Greece and the Crimean Peninsula. Chaenomeles speciosa, the "flowering quince", is a different plant that is native to eastern Asia.
@@RaintreeNursery Cydonia oblonga native maxi bush 106 years old in Slovakia.... ua-cam.com/video/lrhIMM-dY3g/v-deo.htmlsi=LzhFQ-BURG2xgflG
Are they disease resistant
Quince do get diseases, resistance is not immunity, just not as readily as other plants will in the same regions.
Been growing them for 30 years in WI. They are mostly disease free but are susceptible to fireblight if you have a source nearby and somewhat to brown rot in hot humid years.
Thanks for the reply. I'm in north Florida close to gainesville, which is the most humid place in America. So I'm not sure it would be a good option here
oooh please talk to me about disease resistance?
Quince do get diseases, resistance is not immunity, just not as readily as other plants will in the same regions.
Most quince are very susceptible to fire blight and rust. So if Fire Blight on apples/pears or Cedar Apple Rust are a problem where you live you'll probably have those same problems with a quince tree. There haven't been the extensive breeding programs with quince like their has with apples/pears to reduce disease susceptibility (or scab immunity with apples) because they're not commercially important in the US. I'm on the east coast US and still going to try growing one though. A spray for rust/scab a couple times a year isn't a problem for me.