O Yashima Flowering Quince is a dense, small deciduous shrub with a rounded habit and glossy dark green foliage on thorny stems that have no fall color. Large semi-double flowers that open green and mature to white with yellow stamen bloom heavily in late winter into spring attracting butterflies. Prefers full sun and rich well-drained soil. The fruits are showy yellow pommes in fall and ar bitter fresh but make good preservatives. Drought tolerant once established.
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4’ - 5’ |
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4’ - 5’ |
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Spacing: |
4’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 9 |
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White |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Blooms on old wood- prune to shade as needed after spring blooms. Remove suckers to prevent spreading. potential issues include leaf spot, fire blight, scab, and aphids. Unharvested fruits can be messy on lawns or walkways.
LANDSCAPE USES: Specimen or Groups plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Gardens, Containers, Urban planting
COMPANION PLANTS: Lenten Rose, Fountain Grass, Wintercreeper
IMAGES: 阿橋 HQ, (銀長壽x長壽冠)海棠 Chaenomeles x superba hybrid -南京莫愁湖 Nanjing Mochou Lake, China- (33548704916), CC BY-SA 2.0, (2) 阿橋 HQ, (銀長壽x長壽冠)海棠-怡紅快綠 Chaenomeles x superba hybrid -南京莫愁湖 Nanjing Mochou Lake, China- (33238661340), CC BY-SA 2.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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