Quince?
I've lived in North America for 16 years and never even knew the english word for this tree that is popular in my native Switzerland. It's fruit makes the best jelly in the world! I figured it didn't exist over here, but yesterday I saw it in a garden magazine and it got me very exited. I want a quince tree! Question is, does it grow in my zone (2b, brrrr) and where can I find such a plant?
Here is one company that carries the tree.
https://www.willisorchards.com/category/Quince+Trees
I've purchased two plants from this web site before. Navaho Blackberry and an Ice Cream Banana tree. Both are growing well right now.
Try a google search for "quince tree" and you should find more varities and info.
https://www.willisorchards.com/category/Quince+Trees
I've purchased two plants from this web site before. Navaho Blackberry and an Ice Cream Banana tree. Both are growing well right now.
Try a google search for "quince tree" and you should find more varities and info.
Willis would be a much better bet than the other site. I looked at their site and I'm not sure (based on the ads) that it's a "family" site, if you get what I mean.
Quince is terrific! My mother-in-law used to have a small quince tree until it blew down 10 or so years ago. DH and I would pick the fruit every October or so and make jelly out of it.
That was the *very best* jelly...wow!
A few months ago, I just couldn't stand the absence of quince in my life, so we went to the farmers' market during quince season and bought four of them. We cooked 2 into a meat dish and made a dessert with sauce out of the other 2.
If you like quince, you will LOVE having a quince tree! Good luck.
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9
Quince is terrific! My mother-in-law used to have a small quince tree until it blew down 10 or so years ago. DH and I would pick the fruit every October or so and make jelly out of it.
That was the *very best* jelly...wow!
A few months ago, I just couldn't stand the absence of quince in my life, so we went to the farmers' market during quince season and bought four of them. We cooked 2 into a meat dish and made a dessert with sauce out of the other 2.
If you like quince, you will LOVE having a quince tree! Good luck.
Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9