Dear Dr. Dirt: What is the real name of the fire bush with little red flowers? It blooms very early in the spring. — Tony, Indianapolis Dear Reader: The shrub in question is perhaps the ...

One is Japanese flowering quince (Chaenomeles japonica), which grows 3 feet tall and wide. It is a little more refined looking, with flowers in lovely shades of salmon to orange.

Until we moved to an old house on two patchwork-planted acres, I had never seen a flowering quince. When I first inspected them in June, I was underwhelmed. Each was a thicket of twiggy, green-leaf… ...

Q: I have an old flowering quince bush that has really red flowers. However, the flowers are all pretty much on the top of the plant with lots of brown stems. Subscribe to continue reading, or log in.

Flowering quince can be grown virtually anywhere in Southern California, though it is not recommended in areas along the immediate coast. It is a low-maintenance plant that tolerates almost any ...

Question: I have a flowering quince bush. It doesn’t set fruit. My friend gave me some quince fruits. They smell divine. Why doesn’t my flowering quince set fruit?

13. Flowering Quince Image Credit: Shutterstock. Early-stage care can bring up a cold-resistant, stout shrub. Like Ninebark, these flowers serve as an open invitation to hummingbirds.

Flowering almond, apricot, prune and peach are relatively rare. Most flowering stone fruit trees are completely fruitless, but some purple-leaf plum can produce messy and sour plums as they mature.