Neglected for decades, the quince seems an improbable candidate for revival today, when consumers demand sweet, ready-to-eat fresh fruit. Why is it, then, that in recent years three books of quince ...

While no one says “easy as quince pie,” preparing this tart, aromatic fruit is a labor of love that’s well worth the effort. zi3000 / Getty Images Take one sniff of a ripe quince and you’ll never ...

CALDWELL, Idaho — Planting a quince orchard was a fortuitous hunch for Dick Symms, whose family operates Symms Fruit Ranch near Caldwell. Award-winning hard cider companies rely on the one-acre plot ...

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 ...

There is a category of shrubs and trees that produce flowers before the leaves arrive in early spring, creating a wonderful tableau of bloom and branch. One of my favorites is Chaenomeles speciosa, ...

Buena Vista, Ore. — The ancient quince, native to Turkey and Asia Minor, has taken root in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The hardy, tangy, softball-sized fruit that must be cooked to eat or process has ...

Flipping through a recent issue of Southern Living magazine, my eyes fell across an atmospheric ad for flowering quince emblazoned with the world "Survivalist." You can't get much thornier, ...

Over the years, I, like many gardeners, have purchased shrubs that appealed to me but that I did not know very much about. This behavior on my part eventually led to my planting three quince ...

In Genesis, the Bible mentions the “forbidden fruit.” Though it is commonly identified as an apple, many people contend it was a quince. The quince’s Mideast origin, as well as its fuzzy, ...

I always know when it is Chinese New Year because the huge urn of flowering quince appears in my local grocery store window in California. The store is owned by Chinese immigrants who cut the limbs ...

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 ...