Hi Daffodillady, I have 2 different flowering quince. One is a dark red, and I have not harvested the fruit yet though I 'could any day. I could send you a whole quince for postage, if you like and you could harvest the seeds yourself and have some to trade and grow additionally I would think. I can check and get the name on it later, so you will have that. The other is Cameo, pictured below which did not fruit this season, as it is quite young. I could send a couple small cuttings of it....again, for postage. LMK if interested....no trade necessary...just postage. Sue...chemocurl

Flowering quince is often used to make jelly.....the problem is the plant is not always inclined to produce much of a crop so you would probably need more than one or two shrubs to reliably generate sufficient fruit for preserving. Of the ones I've grown, a single quince or two at the most was a typical crop for a single shrub. IOW, they are far more ornamental in purpose than fruitful :-) In my climate, the shrub is semi-evergreen - it produces no fall color to speak of. It also tends to be thorny, suckers freely, has no discernible fragrance and can be prone to fireblight in areas where that is an issue. And I also agree about planting in full or as much sun as you can manage. More sun = more fruit! Espaliering it is very possible and an excellent way to grow the shrub......some of the most attractive flowering quinces I've seen (and this is not a highly attractive shrub under the best of circumstances) have been those grown as an espalier. Here is a link that might be useful: chaenomeles as a fruit crop

I've moved a large gardenia last year & this year 2 good sized camellias. Last year the gardenia looked as though it was ready to die. I had DH "hard prune" it while I was out of town. I mean nearly to the ground. It's thriving now. The camellias are looking pitiful with the leaves all shriveling up. I'll hard prune it today. It sounds harsh, but it encourages the plant to put down roots rather than waste it's energy trying to maintain it's leaves. So go ahead and hard prune it leaving only a few leaves. Feed it, too. Keep it well watered & fed this summer & come next year, it should have put down some good roots & be happy. Here's some good info. Good luck. Nancy Here is a link that might be useful: Quince

Mine is looking close to ripe here in Atlanta, however we always picked them in Canada after a light frost had lit on them. This year with the heat and droughty last few weeks, I don't know if they can hang on that long! Are yours looking yellow with a slight blush on them?