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Chaenomeles speciosa Alba

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Botanical Name: Common Names:

Chaenomeles speciosa Alba White Flowering Quince,

Native: Foliage Type:

No Deciduous

Plant Type: Plant Habit:

Citrus & Fruit, Hedging / Screening, Shrubs Shrub Like, Spreading

Description:

Medium thorny deciduous spreading shrub with showy small white flowers during Winter and Spring followed by small fragrant greenish-yellow fruit. Fruit can be used for preserves. Great for cottage themed gardens and hedging. Grows approx. 2m tall x 3m wide.

Mature Height: Mature Width:

2-4m 2-4m

Position: Soil Type:

Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Well Drained

Landscape Use(s)

Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Edible Garden, Feature, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Container / Pot

Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Scale

Cultural Notes:

Plant Care

Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed

Family Name: Origin:

Rosaceae Asia

Characteristics

Foliage Colour: Green

Flower Colour: White

Flower Fragrant: No

Flowering Season: Spring

Fruit: Yes

Requirements Tolerances

Growth Rate: Moderate

Maintenance Level: Low

Water Usage: Medium / Moderate

Drought: Medium / Moderate

Frost: Moderate

Wind: Medium / Moderate

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