Chaenomeles | Japanese quince - 150-160cm, 25lt Drimys well-drained soils in partial shade

well-drained soils in partial shade

but for the better quality of crops

It can be attractive in cities as a street tree if lower branches are removed

Pyracantha Mohave is a very decorative fruiting shrub

Corylus avellana 'Purpurea' can grow in average garden soil

Chaenomeles | Japanese quince - 150-160cm, 25lt Drimys well-drained soils in partial shadeChaenomeles, or Flowering Quince, is a dense, broad rounded, deciduous shrub with thorny, tangled branches and oblong, toothed, glossy, dark green leaves. Its lovely five petal, apple blossom shaped flowers in shades of pure white, coral pink, or scarlet red appear in late winter and brighten winter gardens with spectacular colours when almost no other plant is blooming. Edible yellow green fruits follow in summer and are excellent for jams and