Quince 'Kuganskaya' (Cydonia oblonga)

Plant Description: From the southern Caucasus, north of Turkey and Armenia, this exceptional variety, Kuganskaya Quince Fruit Tree bears bountiful crops of large, round, bright yellow fruit. Kuganskaya Quince is sweet and mild, good for fresh eating and for making delicious preserves and baked goods.

Once very popular and now hard to find, Quince deserves to be more widely planted in our gardens and landscapes. An attractive, spreading, small tree, Quince is adorned with large, cup-shaped, pink and white flowers in the spring followed by bountiful  crops of large, bright yellow, sweetly aromatic fruit in late fall. High in Vitamin C and pectin, Quince makes delicious preserves and baked goods.

Quince is self-fertile and hardy to minus 25 F or below.

• Height: 10-12 ft
• Watering Needs: moderate
• Sun Needs: full to 1/2 day
• Bloom Time: April
  
• Ripening Time: September
• Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting

*Photo courtesy of Northwood Nursery