Over the years, I, like many gardeners, have purchased shrubs that appealed to me but that I did not know very much about. This behavior on my part eventually led to my planting three quince ...

Cydonia oblonga Mill, known commonly as quince, is a fruit of significant botanical and economic interest. Its distinctive properties, diverse cultivars, and array of bioactive compounds have ...

uince tree, Cydonia oblonga, is an unusual addition to a garden in our area. Especially popular in temperate areas, such as the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern countries, with their long, hot summers ...

There is a rather ordinary low hedge on my neighbor’s property that does not attract much attention until early winter, when its buds break out into vibrant pink blooms. This deciduous plant is ...

Quince (Cydonia oblonga) is a small deciduous tree or large shrub in the Rosaceae family. The quince fruit, called a pome, is somewhat similar in appearance to a pear or golden apple. The tree can be ...

A coveted quince may have started the Trojan War. Greek lore says quince was the golden apple that the love goddess Aphrodite coveted. Aphrodite devised a scheme that enticed the mortal Paris to ...