Chaenomeles speciosa

• Common Name - flowering quince
• Botanical Name - Chaenomeles speciosa
• Family - Rosaceae
• Bud - alternate
• Stem/Bark - smooth, multi-stemmed trunk
• Leaf - simple, pinnate veins, ovate shape, acute base, attenuate apex, serrulate margin
• Flower - cyme inflorescene, showy, red, fragrant, September - November
• Fruit - pome, green/yellow, September - November
• Habit - dense, twiggy, spreading, upright
• Form - oval, horizontal
• Size - 2-3 m
• Culture - full sun/part shade, well drained soil
• Use - mixed shrub border, spring interest