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echinosum · 17-01-2008, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sacha

On 16/1/08 19:46, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:

In article ,
"Derek" writes:
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| Certainly sounds Quincey to me our fruits seldom exceeded 2 inch diameter
| turning yellow as they ripened the flowers were more of a Salmon pink
| colour rather than a true red, the evil thorns are a good pointer.

That is Chaenomeles, not Cydonia. And the thorns aren't much, really,
compared to what plants can get like.

I've asked for a photo of the flower, if possible. Judging by the size of
the fruits, photos of which I showed here, it's more Chaenomeles than
Cydonia, yes - if it's either, of course. It's the strange regularity of
the pumpkin like striations on the skin that seem to confound us all.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Chaenomeles flowers come in a range of colours. I have a salmon pink one as well as a red one, and I think yellow isn't impossible.
Cydonia are white to pale pink.