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How to Grow Quince: Growing Guide to Planting, Care & Harvest

A small deciduous tree with downy golden fruit that is cooked rather than eaten raw, making jelly and paste after a long simmer.

Quince

Cydonia oblonga

Growing calendar

Typical timing for central Japan (Kanto region). Shift it for your own climate, and record your actual dates.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

GrowingHarvest

Guides

Common problems

Start from what you can see on the plant.

Leaves dying Leaf spots Fruit problems

Pests and diseases (12)

Pear Rust Powdery Mildew Black Rot Citrus Melanose Crown Gall Sooty Mold Anthracnose Brown RotEntomosporium Leaf SpotBottom RotWhite Root RotValsa Canker

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.

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Keep a growing history for Quince

Type the plant name, add the planting date, and take photos as it grows. Next season you will have your own dates for sowing, flowering, and harvest instead of a generic calendar.

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