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FruitsHardyPerennial (long-lived)
Quince
Quince is an aromatic pome fruit grown mainly for cooking, preserving and jelly making rather than for eating raw. The fruits are fragrant and highly distinctive, giving this small tree a special role in the productive garden for cooks who enjoy preserving.
Basic information
Category
Fruits
Lifecycle
Perennial (long-lived)
Hardiness
Hardy
Planting partners
2 companions · 0 crops to avoid
Growth profile
Plant spacing
300 cm
Row spacing
400 cm
Height
350 cm
Spread
300 cm
Calendar
JJan
FFeb
MMar
AApr
MMay
JJun
JJul
AAug
SSep
OOct
NNov
DDec
Sow Indoors
Sow Outdoors
Plant Out
Flowering / Harvest
Timings based on average frost dates in the UK. Sign up to set your frost dates.
Care tips
Treat quince rather like a small pear, giving it sun, shelter and an open framework that allows light into the fruiting wood. Water during establishment, prune lightly rather than heavily, and pick fruits once they colour and become strongly fragrant.
Common pests
Codling moth, aphids, leaf spot, canker.
Don’t grow with
No crops to avoid have been added yet.