Blooming quince, Chaenomeles, Rosaceae family, is a thorny, deciduous shrub or tree. We have quince shrub bushes that are blooming a bit early, as are the beautiful almond orchards. Usually, the ...

Years ago, I rented an old house in a neighborhood of Victorian architecture. In the yard was a bushy tree that bore the most curious fruit. It was huge, shaped like a traditional pear, but was hard ...

In Genesis, the Bible mentions the "forbidden fruit." Commonly identified as an apple, many people contend it was actually a quince. The quince's Mideast origin, as well as its fuzzy, daffodil-yellow ...

HOOD RIVER, Ore. — The U.S. pear industry wants to transition to high-density orchards and is looking for dwarfing rootstock that results in trees that are easy to manage, produce early and can handle ...

A good quince can be hard to find. And for many, they're also hard to define. Tammy Donroe Inman, who wrote the dessert cookbook Wintersweet and blogs at Food on the Food, says the tough yellow fruits ...

While no one says “easy as quince pie,” preparing this tart, aromatic fruit is a labor of love that’s well worth the effort. Take one sniff of a ripe quince and you’ll never forget the aroma: bright ...

Quince, medlars, fruiting mulberries and jujubes get you out of the common apple rut. Question: I love to grow unusual varieties of fruits and vegetables. Can you recommend any fruit trees that would ...

It’s that time of year when deciduous trees are putting on their leaves, while the oaks and pines are producing copious amounts of pollen. Live oaks are shedding leaves to put on new growth.