flowering shrubs are renovated by removing 1/3 of the largest branches.. as close to the ground as possible.. and that is done right after bloom is done.. or about right now ... check out the link .... they are not sheared ... and i speculate that you somehow did it too late.. and shaved off all the buds .... ken Here is a link that might be useful: link

Thanks a bunch!! They are in a spot that gets sun just about all day so I think they get plenty of sun. They are a pretty shaped plant just not real full plus the blooms stay towards the middle of the plant. Gorgeous when it blooms though and its blooming some right now. Thanks again. Judy

I picked some from the ornamental/flowering quince in my neighborhood. I plan to try slicing them and cooking in sugar. I'll let you know how it turns out. I've made jelly from them. They have a unique flavor. The jar of quince jelly I bought at the grocery store in france just tasted like apple jelly to me, not at all like my homemade jelly. Of course, they used pectin and I didn't so their flavor would have been more dilute.

Long time since the post, with no answer. I'm just browsing other region forums, but I'll leave an answer in case anyone else is curious. Flowering Quince can take a bit of a "beating". Now, it blooms the following year on what was the new growth of the previous year. So cutting ends off in winter is not good. Let it bloom, then prune. I have a table on my site, but can't put the link on this forum. If you type a search on my user name written the way you think it should be written without the dash marks, look for my site URL and pick the pruning page - scroll down.