Chaenomeles speciosa
Flowering quince · also Chinese quince, Japanese quince
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Chaenomeles speciosa is a thorny deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub native to eastern Asia, prized for its ornamental value. It produces showy, fragrant flowers in shades of red, pink, white, or green, followed by hard, aromatic pome fruits. Adaptable and hardy, this flowering quince is well-suited for various urban garden uses like specimen planting or hedges.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 140.01%——
- 140.01%16 yr1.8 in
- 10.00%—2.0 in
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
- Mature height
- 6.6 ft
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.8 in, mean 1.8 in, 90th percentile 1.8 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Changjiang Plain evergreen forests
- Daba Mountains evergreen forests
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
- Southeast Tibet shrublands and meadows