False or ornamental quinces are available in different variations. They differ in the height of the bush, the color of the flowers and the size of the fruit. A small selection of well-known ornamental quince varieties.

The two main varieties

In German gardens, the two main varieties Japanese ornamental quince and Chinese ornamental quince are kept. Both varieties can also be grown as trellis plants.

The Chinese ornamental quince can reach a height of up to five meters in favorable locations. It is therefore particularly suitable as a hedge plant. Due to its compact structure, it is an excellent privacy screen. The variety can be recognized by its taller growth and the slightly lighter leaves. In most varieties, the flowers are a strong shade of red.

The Japanese ornamental quince only grows up to 1.20 meters high. It is particularly decorative when kept individually as an ornamental shrub. The dark green leaves look leathery and only appear after flowering. Most varieties have brick-red flowers.

Some well-known pseudo-quince varieties

"Nivalis" - white flowers, grows over three meters high
"Chaenomeles speciosa" - red flowers, grows very tall
'Pink Lady' - dark pink flowers
“Jet Trail” - white flowers, low variety
“Orange Star” - orange flowers, medium height
"Souvenir to Carl Ramcke" - pink flowers, medium height
'Chaenomeles Friesdorfer Type 205' - light red flowers, stays low

The thornless variety "Cido"

Almost all ornamental quinces have thorns. An exception is the "Nordic lemon", a pseudo-quince that originally comes from Latvia. It is offered under the variety name "Cido".

Its decorative flowers are orange and it produces quite large pseudo-quince fruits. The fruits of "Cido" are among the tastiest ornamental quinces of all.

If you also want to grow ornamental quince because you want to use the fruit, this variety is best suited.

False quinces are self-pollinating

Ornamental quinces are self-pollinating. So you don't necessarily need to plant several varieties in the garden.

For decorative reasons, however, it is worth planting different varieties. The plants can be propagated by cuttings that are cut in early summer.

tips and tricks

In gardens that are close to nature, it makes sense to plant quinces as a hedge together with other fruit bushes such as sloes, hawthorn, sour buckthorn and sea buckthorn. This gives you a wild fruit hedge, from which you can harvest many different fruits.

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