Quince
Quinces produce unique, fragrant fruits with high pectin content ideal for making jams and jellies
Aromatnaya
Cydonia oblonga 10-25'
A small tree with aromatic fruit shaped like a cross between a pear and an apple. Oblong furrowed pear-shaped fruit with golden-yellow skin and mild light yellow flesh.
Usually eaten in stews, marmalades and jellies. Sometimes added to hard cider. We’ve had jelly made from this cultivar, which was fantastic! Citrusy, fragrant with an orangey-pink hue—not like anything we’d tasted.
Large white to pink flowers. Wood of mature trees becomes impressively gnarled and twisted.
A very hardy Russian variety, may be the hardiest of them all. Selected for its pineapple-like flavor notes and resistance to disease. Ripens in October in central Maine. Z4/5.
Pineapple
Cydonia oblonga 10-25'
Named by Luther Burbank for the pineapple-like flavor of the fruit when made into jelly.
A small tree with aromatic fruit shaped like a cross between a pear and an apple. Usually eaten in stews, marmalades and jellies.
Large smooth light golden-yellow fruit with tart white flesh. Good for fresh eating, jelly or winemaking.
Late bloomer ripens in late summer. Z4.
Smyrna
Cydonia oblonga 10-25' Brought from Smyrna, Turkey, by Californian GC Roeding, whose father Fred brought the famous Smyrna fig to the U.S.
A small tree with aromatic fruit shaped like a cross between a pear and an apple. Oblong furrowed pear-shaped fruit with golden-yellow skin and mild light yellow flesh. Usually eaten in stews, marmalades and jellies. Sometimes added to hard cider.
Large white to pink flowers. Wood of mature trees becomes impressively gnarled and twisted. This variety was selected for excellent flavor and good keeping quality. Ripens in October in central Maine. Z4/5.