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QUINCES
The quince is closely related to the pear and is a fruit for cooking. Quinces are considered to have originated in central Asia with cold winters but warm to hot long summers. Quinces grow well in warm mediterranean climates and Australia too. The fruit are wonderfully aromatic when mature and treasured for making jams, preserves and jellies.
We actually hold the official Australian collection of 16 varieties of Quince.
Quinces should be trained to a standard of about 1m ie. a trunk 1m tall before the branches form and all suckers scrupulously removed (quinces. tend to sucker). Otherwise they require little pruning other than removing crossed branches and an annual pyrethrum spray against cherry slug in late summer. They are considered self fertile, but having a second variety nearby may increase fruit yield.
All quince trees on this page are $26 each (inc. GST) are grafted on dwarfing quince rootstock.
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CHAMPION
Midseason (March - April)
From USA. Heavy and precocious bearer with rather squat pear shaped fruits. Mid season. On dwarfing quince rootstock. $26.
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FULLERS
Midseason (March - April)
Found in New Jersey USA in about 1860. Large pear shaped fruit, very yellow flesh with no grit and a beautiful guava like aroma. Pale pink flowers. Fairly late maturing. On dwarfing quince rootstock. $26.
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PINEAPPLE
 Developed by Luther Burbank in California USA in about 1900. It has a slight pineapple flavour, bears prolifically and has a nice pear shaped with short, stumpy neck and bears medium to late. On dwarfing quince rootstock. $26.
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SMYRNA
Midseason (March - April)
From Turkey. Large spreading tree, with large leaves. Smyrna fruit are large, long and pearlike in shape. Light lemon in colour, very aromatic and firm when cooked. Matures here early April. White flowers with a faint trace of pink. On dwarfing quince rootstock. $26.
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VAN DE MAN
Midseason (March - April)
Very squat shape, beautiful bright yellow colour, cooks to a pulp with no grit and a great aromatic spicy flavour. Matures late and has palest pink flowers. A Luther Burbank selection from California about 1900. On dwarfing quince rootstock. $26.
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