Quince

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Fruit: Cydonia oblonga

Use: Cooking/Preserves

Origin and History: An ancient fruit culitvated for more than four thousand years, probably pre-dating apple culitvation.

Season: Late

Harvest Time: Oct

Store: Oct-Dec

Qualities and Taste:

Astringent, hard flesh. Also grown for it's blossom and fragrant fruit.

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Map Reference: M 5

Form: Bush

Rootstock: None

Additional Information:

Raised from seed. Self-fertile.