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Smyrna Quince on Quince Provence (Spring 2024)


Quince (Cydonia oblonga) trees are self-fertile, but will be more productive with a pollen partner. In spring, toward the end of apple bloom, the tree will produce showy, white or pink blooms on new growth. Like other pome fruits it should be lightly pruned in winter when fully dormant, and it is usually trained into a vase or open-centered tree as its growth habit does not lend itself to a strong central leader. Quince is susceptible to fireblight. Although pear trees can be grafted onto quince rootstocks, the reverse is not true, and quince will not thrive on a pear rootstock. 

Smyrna is a small but vigorous tree and requires only 200 hours of chill time. The fruit is a large and lemon-yellow quince with a brown fuzz. It is oblong-pear shaped and the fragrant, pale yellow flesh cooks to a pink color. It stores very well, for over three months. Enjoy a quince caramel cake on New Year's Eve!

Although quince is no longer a popular fruit in contemporary America, it was revered in Ancient Greece and Middle East as the fruit of love and happiness, and it may have been the infamous "apple" of the Garden of Eden (The biblical name for quince translates as "golden apple".) In colonial America, the fruit was a valuable source of pectin and flavoring for jams, jellies, and candies. Smyrna was brought to America from Turkey by R.C. Roeding in 1897.

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Quince (Cydonia oblonga) trees are self-fertile, but will be more productive with a pollen partner. In spring, toward the end of apple bloom, the tree will produce showy, white or pink blooms on new growth. Like other pome fruits it should be lightly pruned in winter when fully dormant, and it is usually trained into a vase or open-centered tree as its growth habit does not lend itself to a strong central leader. Quince is susceptible to fireblight. Although pear trees can be grafted onto quince rootstocks, the reverse is not true, and quince will not thrive on a pear rootstock. 

Smyrna is a small but vigorous tree and requires only 200 hours of chill time. The fruit is a large and lemon-yellow quince with a brown fuzz. It is oblong-pear shaped and the fragrant, pale yellow flesh cooks to a pink color. It stores very well, for over three months. Enjoy a quince caramel cake on New Year's Eve!

Although quince is no longer a popular fruit in contemporary America, it was revered in Ancient Greece and Middle East as the fruit of love and happiness, and it may have been the infamous "apple" of the Garden of Eden (The biblical name for quince translates as "golden apple".) In colonial America, the fruit was a valuable source of pectin and flavoring for jams, jellies, and candies. Smyrna was brought to America from Turkey by R.C. Roeding in 1897.


The Fruit

Fruit Type

Category: Quince
Subcategory:

Fruit Uses & Storage

Uses: jam, baking, storage, freezing, jelly, sauce
Storage duration: three plus months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)

Fruit Appearance

Skin color: yellow
Flesh color: yellow

Fruit Origins

Parentage:
Origin: Turkey
Introduced in: 1987
Introduced by:

The Environment

Calendar & Geography

USDA zones: 5 - 9
Chill hours: 200
Ripening date: (approximate, in New York State) days after

Tree Height & Spacing

Rootstock: Quince Provence Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Half-Standard (55% of Standard)
Tree spacing: See details
Good for wildlife planting? N

Diseases & Pests

Fireblight: Susceptible

Pollination

Pollination Factors

Bloom group:
Is it self-fertile? Y
Is it fertile? Y
Rootstock size class: Half-Standard (55% of Standard)

Pollination Partners

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