Chinese Quince Seeds

sold out A robust selection of a slightly hardier and fireblight resistant version of Chinese Quince. This species is well known for its mosaic bark and large fruits. It is more commonly found in southern landscapes. When I first grew the plants from seed, I started with 4 plants and soon found that fireblight was incredibly tough on them. There was one left from this planting. Another planting which had over 25 plants faired better until the minus 27F hit. Today these few plants that I have are now producing fruit in great quantity. Despite the problems this seed source should provide a zone 5 seed source of this species. Chinese quince offers a challenge to develop uses for it. It is almost flavorless and the fruit is very dense which explains finding them in mint condition on the ground in the spring. 

To Germinate from Seed   Place the seed in a zip lock bag mixed with a slightly moist Canadian peat moss. Seeds can then be placed in the refrigerator for 90-120 days at 33-39F.   After refrigeration put at root temperature. Seeds will immediately sprout. Some sprouting may occur in the refrigerator as well. A clear viscous gel encapsulates the seeds. We spend a lot of time removing this but if the seeds seem slimy to you, then remove from the refrigerator and wash  to remove the existing gel to prevent molding in refrigeration.