Cydonia oblonga, commonly known as common quince, is a deciduous, multi-stemmed small tree or large shrub that features crooked branches clad with broad-ovate to broad-elliptic pale green leaves (to 4" long) that are gray-hairy below. Common quince is primarily grown today for fruit production or as a dwarfing pear rootstock.

They are native to Southeast Asia. These plants are related to the quince (Cydonia oblonga) and the Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis), differing in the serrated leaves that lack fuzz, and in the flowers, borne in clusters, having deciduous sepals and styles that are connate at the base.

The review presented here revealed an extensive literature on the bioactive compound contents and uses of fruits of Cydonia oblonga, Chaenomeles sp., and Pseudocydonia sinensis. Cydonia oblonga fruit is relatively well-known and appreciated culinarily.

Cydonia oblonga, commonly known as quince, is a deciduous tree or large shrub that boasts a unique combination of fragrant pinkish-white flowers and pale yellow, pome-like fruit. Its knobby, irregular bark and twisted branches add to its picturesque appearance.

Quince, Cydonia oblonga, is a small, deciduous tree (15–20 ft, 4.5–6 m) or large deciduous bush, of the family Rosaceae, that is grown for its fruit. The fruit, a yellow pome, covered with woolly hairs that fall off as the fruit matures, is used to make preserves, marmalades, and confections.

Cydonia are attractive flowering trees in their own right before the large greenish yellow or pale green fruits in the autumn. Unlike chaenomeles, which often have sharp thorns, cydonia are thornless and grow 15-20ft high with a spreading pendulous habit.

Jan 3, 2024 · The morphological characteristics of quinces of the genera Cydonia sp., Chaenomeles sp., and Pseuocydonia sp. are largely similar, which is why these fruits are often confused. Although they have been appreciated in Asia for centuries as a valuable component of local ethnomedicine, they are less known in Western countries, and scientific ...

The soft-yellow, aromatic fruits of the Quince Cydonia oblonga are one of the delights of autumn, whether on the tree or brought indoors to perfume a room before being turned into something delicious. This is 'Meech's Prolific'.

Mar 22, 2018 · The quince (/ ˈ k w ɪ n s /; Cydonia oblonga) is the sole member of the genus Cydonia in the Malinae subtribe (which contains apples, pears, and other fruits) of the Rosaceae family. It is a deciduous tree that bears hard, aromatic bright golden-yellow pome fruit, similar in appearance to a pear.

Nov 13, 2010 · The genus Cydonia is commonly known as quince, and the fruits are pomes, as the species is closely related to apples, pears, and Japanese quince. Quince (Cydonia oblonga L.) is cultivated for fruit production and is also used …