What type of soil, how to prune, how to water - acid or alkaline.
This plant is highly adaptable to most kinds of soil, as long as it has good drainage. It prefers a loamy soil, however, that is slightly acidic or neutral. The plant is drought tolerant, but likes having mulch around its base. and morning-only watering. It doesn't respond well to water that sits on the leaves.
Here are two helpful articles:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/flowering-quince/japanese-flowering-quince.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/flowering-quince/flowering-quince-pruning.htm
Read the article on non fruiting quince tree. Mine ("Vranja") is 7 years old and blossoms profusely every year, well worked by bees. Fruitlets form behind the flowers and begin to swell. Then the fruitlets start to drop off, leaving few if any fruits to fully develop. Last year I had one. Can you please advise me?
Have you had any issues with the leaves? There is a mite that can affect fruit development.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/insects/two-spotted-spider-mite-control.htm
There may be something amiss in how the tree is cared for. Is your tree in the lawn? If so, and you fertilize the lawn with nitrogen, your tree may be getting too much nitrogen fertilizer. Quince trees need low nitrogen.
Here are more care tips to compare with yours:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/quince/growing-quince-trees.htm
I live in the Pacific Northwest and am trying to get some starts from my fruiting quince. Your instructions say to use "horticultural sand". I have looked all over the internet and can hardly find a reference to it, let alone someone selling it. I have seen all kind of bags of sand, but they are usually 20lb bags. I don't need that much. Can you steer me in the right direction?
Just go to a home improvement store and buy builders sand, sharp sand or grit. It doesn't cost much and comes in manageable sizes. Or you can use perlite.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/what-is-horticultural-sand.htm
Hi, I see the recommendation to cut leggy quince to the ground. This old fashioned plant was tucked into cedar trees that we removed. I wanted to double check before I cut it. Does the same theory apply to lilacs? Thank you.
To rejuvenate lilacs you can cut them down, but it will delay blooming for three years. Instead, you can cut back about a third of the branches each year. Here is more:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/lilac/pruning-lilac-bushes-when-to-trim-lilac-bushes.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/flowering-quince/flowering-quince-pruning.htm
My flowering Quince is out of control. Didn’t have many blooms this year. I didn’t know that it produces fruit.
Typically, this is done during dormancy for this tree. This article will help with their pruning:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/flowering-quince/flowering-quince-pruning.htm
just wondering what is the name of this shrub , with a kind of apple on it
That would be Chaenomeles, or the Quince shrub.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/quince/growing-quince-trees.htm
I have a potted dwarf quince (the fruiting kind, although it hasn't fruited yet). This year, I neglected my garden, due to work and an extended illness. As a result, the quince wasn't watered all during the hot weather, and the leaves all died off and are falling. Watering 8tvsince has seen no change Can the quince survive to next year, and what can I best do to help it? Would it help at all if I brought it indoors to a conservatory for the winter?
Unfortunately, your photos did not come through. I am unable to see the extent of the damage. You can test for signs of life by bending and snapping a small branch tip. If it is brittle, then it is likely not savable. Any area that is pliable is likely able to be saved.
You will want to make sure not to overwater in compensation. That will make things much worse.
In all, the tree will come back over several months to a year with proper care. These articles will help:
Thanks. I didn't have a picture at the time I posted, as I am new here and didn't know you could upload.
I'll try out the stem test, but will take pictures later, when the rain (!) Stops