biodiverseed: Japanese Quince (Chaenomeles japonica) plants,beautiful red flowers, and in their third year, will start producing an extremely fragrant fruit. The fruit is excellent for poaching, making chutney or mostarda, or just for use as a potpourri. Commonly trained as an espalier or bonsai, they can also be used as a dwarfing rootstock for certain pears and apples (with a crabapple interstock). Photos: Reggaeman on Wikimedia Commons; Eat The Roses; Rodney Legg; BonsaiTonight
