Flowering quince pink
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Umbilicata'
2 m       2 m      Hardiness zone 4   

Even in the shade, the flowering quince pink (Chaenomeless speciosa ‘Umbilicata’) is spectacular in a hedge, with a few prickly thorns but is much more than an ornament. It offers a festival of pollinators early in the season.

Its apple-shaped fruits, quinces, similar to golden lemons, but also full of vitamins, are perfumed when ripe and paint the cheeks with a rosy shade as if to cover up excess acidity. It is used wherever you want to replace lemon. Simply prepare them like preserved lemons, in salted brine. Lactic fermentation softens and softens this very hard, tooth-breaking fruit, although the action of the first frosts greatly improves it. This method, as lazy as it is delicious and healthy, is essential almost from the moment you discover it, knowing that otherwise, you have to arm yourself with sugar and patience with a long, long… long cooking. All that remains is to cut it gently into pretty quarters that accompany and water rice and oriental grills.

It suckers without escaping, even in heavy humid soil, tolerating urban air pollution. It lasts more than 40 years.

The flowering quince pink is partially self-fertile, its fruits are numerous and larger when planted in the company of another variety of quince.

Our inventories are updated daily. If the quantities are lower than your needs, do not hesitate to contact us by email at pepiniere@paysagegourmand.ca or by phone at 450-834-1919 ext. #2.