Pseudocydonia sinensis
Common Name(s):
Previously known as:
- Chaenomeles sinensis
- Cydonia sinensis
- Phonetic Spelling
- soo-doh-sigh-DOH-nee-uh sih-NEN-sis
- Description
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Leafs out early; bark flakes of to reveal a patchwork of gray, green, orange, brown
Cast light shade; flaking gray-green to brown bark; easy to transplant; long-lived; tolerates wind but not wet soil.
Form: Dense; upright branching with oval to rounded form
Growth Rate: Slow to moderate
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Pseudocydonia
- Species:
- sinensis
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- The most common use of the edible fruit is in jam.
- Play Value:
- Edible fruit
- Fragrance
- Dimensions:
- Height: 10 ft. 0 in. - 20 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 5 ft. 0 in. - 15 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Erect
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Fragrant
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Pome
- Fruit Width:
- > 3 inches
- Fruit Description:
- The fruit is fragrant, from 4-6 inches long with citron yellow fruit.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Size:
- > 6 inches
- Flower Description:
- This plant has soft pink flowers with a white base in late spring that are very fragrant, 5 to 7 in., and egg-shaped.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 2.5 to 4.5 in. alternate, simple leaves; yellow to red fall color
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- The stem has upright dense branching.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Recreational Play Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Edible Garden