Flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) is a spring blooming shrub which has been around long enough to be classified as an heirloom plant.

Flowering quince is a round-topped, deciduous shrub capable of growing 6-10 feet across. Flowering quince produces stout thorns, and, at one time, it was common to see hedges made from it.

The plant is a tangled, thorny shrub that can be a good barrier plant but a challenge to prune due to the wicked thorns. Because it blooms on old wood, it should be pruned after flowering if the ...

Flowering quince can recover quickly from this aggressive pruning method and will regrow into a shorter shrub covered in lots of blooms. However, it is preferable to shape the plant regularly ...

The flowering quince is a deciduous shrub that blooms in the winter and produces clusters of apple-blossom shaped flowers up to 1.5 inches across. I have seven plants representing four different ...

This plant is known as Flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa ke-NOM-e-lez spe-si-O-sa), a native of China that has been in the United States since Colonial times so it is very much at home here.

Make plans now to prune spring-flowering shrubs, such as forsythia, lilac, viburnum and flowering quince, after they finish blooming.

Flowering quince plants start the season early with great color, but are not that exciting the rest of the year and tend to close down shop a bit earlier than some other plants.

The shrub also is adaptable to large containers with good drainage. After blooming, the flowering quince isn't much to see, but for one glorious season, it's the belle of the ball.