All quince varieties pollinate themselves. From the second year after planting, the first fruits seduce with their versatile charm. Small to medium-sized specimens are well suited to windy regions. Browse through a multi-faceted variety of varieties.

A remarkable diversity of varieties

After the turn of the millennium, the German quince stock was recorded. Records from that time documented 56 different quince varieties throughout Germany.

In addition, experts observed that particularly sensitive quince varieties are gradually being replaced by more resistant varieties. The oldest varieties were produced by selection. Even today, new breeding assortments are constantly expanding the outstanding stock.

Classification: apple and pear quinces

All quince varieties can be assigned to the following categories.

apple quinces

  • Shape: round
  • Taste: strong in aroma
  • Flesh: hard, very dry

pear quinces

  • Shape: slightly elongated towards the fruit stalk
  • Flavor: less intense
  • Flesh: soft

Ideal varieties for the production of fruit spreads

The Franconian house quince, cotton quince or nutmeg quince are suitable for this purpose. Other varieties are also available depending on the growing area.

Raw consumption

Although the original quinces cannot be eaten raw, new breeds are very suitable. These include the honey quince as well as the raw food variety.

Other varieties in alphabetical order:

A

  • Adamsova
  • Agrambari
  • Asenitsa
  • Aurelia

B

  • Bencikli
  • Bereczki apple quince
  • Bereczki pear quince
  • Blanar
  • Brno
  • BQ 7-27
  • Buchlowice

C

  • champion
  • Cydora
  • Cukurgobek
  • Cydopoma
  • Cydora EQ6-35

D

  • Danuviana
  • De Mosna

E

  • Ekmek Ayvasi
  • EQ 3-34

G

  • gamboas
  • Gutui de Husui

H

  • hen
  • hemus
  • Hruskovita

I

  • Isflan
  • Ingenheim bomb quince (Ingenheim giant quince)
  • Ispolinskaya
  • Izobilnaya

J

  • Jablovidna Plovdivska

K

  • Constantinople
  • Krymska - rannjaja

L

  • Le Bourgaut
  • Leskovacz
  • Ludovic

M

  • Maliform Aurii
  • Meech's Prolific
  • Multiforma Frankonia
  • must quince
  • Matador

O

  • Otlicnica

P

  • Pazardzhinska
  • Pear Shaped
  • Pinter
  • Plovdivskaya
  • Portuguese

Q

  • Quebec apple quince

R

  • Radonia
  • Rea's Mamut
  • Ronda

S

  • Seker Gevrek
  • shams
  • Siselen
  • sobu
  • Sofranii
  • St Germain

T

  • Tencara
  • Toronto pear quince
  • triumph
  • Turkey No.4
  • Turuncusskaya

u

  • Upech

V

  • Vogelsburg apple quince
  • Villanova
  • Vogelrüti
  • vrania

W

  • Waldviertel
  • Wirena
  • Wudonia
  • Würzburg gold quince

Notice:

Cydonia sinensis is the wood quince. Occasionally it bears the name Pseudocydonis. The hybrid of quince and pear is called Pyronia veitchii.

tips and tricks

Find out about regional characteristics before you buy. In this way, you are on the safe side and the quince variety will thrive in your garden.

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