Lesser Flowering Quince

Chaenomeles japonica 'Sargentii' Rosaceae

Other names

Japanese Flowering Quince

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Perennial

Native distribution

Japan

Location

Zucker Shrub Collection

Source of plant

Arborvillage Farm Nursery

Description

A dwarf japonica with brick red flowers. 18"x18" in 5 years. (DS689). The following descriptions are for the species. Dwarf shrub reaching 3' to 4' in height with widely spreading branches, and short, slender spines; young shoots scabrous-tomentose; leaves obovate to spatulate, glabrous, coarsely crenate, 1" to 2" long; flowers usually salmon to orange, 1" to 1 1/4" in diameter; fruit like small gnarled apples, to 1 1/2" in diameter (DS 3). Plants form an interlacing network of thorny stems in a wide-spreading, usually 2' to 3' tall framework. Flowers orange-red or blood-red, 1 1/2" across, borne on year-old wood in early to mid-April. Fruit a greenish-yellow, fragrant, 1 1/2" diameter pome, effective in late September into October. Not as ornamental as C. speciosa. A ratty shrub whose use should be tempered by astute judgement (DS 9).

USDA Hardiness Zone

5