Cydonia oblonga 'Smyrna'
Quince
Popular selection from Turkey. Fruit is large, furrowed, oblong to pear-shaped, golden-yellow, and very aromatic. Flesh is mild, tender, and light-yellow. The fruit keeps very well. Moderately vigorous tree with unusually large leaves. Fruits from mid-autumn through to early-winter. Pink buds open to white flowers in mid to late-spring. Self-fertile.
Exotic
Deciduous
Edible
Attracts bees
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Taxonomy and Etymology
Family: Rosaceae, rose family, a family of mostly deciduous (but some evergreen), flowering herbs, shrubs, and trees.
Genus: Cydonia, cydonia, derived from the Greek name for an ancient city on Crete, Κυδωνία (Kudōnía), where a species in this genus grew. Commonly known as quince, a genus of flowering deciduous trees bearing edible fruit.
Species: Cydonia oblonga, oblonga (Latin, adjective), meaning 'oblong', in reference to the shape of the fruit of this species.
Cultivar: Cydonia oblonga 'Smyrna'
Common Name: Quince
Description and Features
Description: Popular selection from Turkey. Fruit is large, furrowed, oblong to pear-shaped, golden-yellow, and very aromatic. Flesh is mild, tender, and light-yellow. The fruit keeps very well. Moderately vigorous tree with unusually large leaves. Fruits from mid-autumn through to early-winter. Pink buds open to white flowers in mid to late-spring. Self-fertile.
Height: 4m
Width: 3m
Uses: Attracts bees
Winter Foliage: Deciduous
Origin: Exotic
Types: Edible
Foliage:
Summer: Green
Autumn: Green
Winter: None
Spring: Green
Flowers:
Summer: None
Autumn: None
Winter: None
Spring: Pink, White
Fruit:
Summer: None
Autumn: Yellow
Winter: Yellow
Spring: None