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Japanese quince

Chaenomeles

Description:

The leaves are alternately arranged, simple, and have a serrated margin. The flowers are 3–4.5 cm diameter, with five petals, and are usually bright orange-red, but can be white or pink; flowering is in late winter or early spring. The fruit is a pome with five carpels; it ripens in late autumn. Chaenomeles is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Brown-tail and the leaf-miner Bucculatrix pomifoliella.

Habitat:

Woodland beside creek.

Notes:

Growing wild.

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9 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thank you Dilek!

Dilek Cifci
Dilek Cifci 12 years ago

Very beautiful shot, Karen

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thanks Andrea!

AndreaBonomi
AndreaBonomi 12 years ago

Beautiful!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thank you Bernadette!

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 12 years ago

Beautiful coloring!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thanks Gerardo!
Emma, your spotting certainly looks like a Japanese quince!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/901...
Does this look like japanese quince?

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Grate photo!

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Fairview, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Mar 8, 2012
Submitted on Mar 8, 2012

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