Characteristics, care and pests of the Japanese quince

hapones quince or Chaenomeles japonica

Chaenomeles japonica It is the scientific name of the Japanese quince, which has its meaning in the Greek words Khainein, which means to open and melon, which means fruit, so the general meaning of the name would be, fruit that opens.

The main species of the Japanese quince that we can find and that belong to the genus of this plant are the Chaenomeles japonica, the Chaenomeles speciosa, the Chaenomeles cathayensis and the Chaenomeles sinensis. In a vulgar way, all these are known by the names of the Japanese quince, Japanese quince or we can also find the name of burning bush.

Characteristics of the Japanese quince

Characteristics of the Japanese quince

The Japanese quince they are trees They have a small size of deciduous leaves and that can reach a height that reaches 2 meters in height.

The leaves of this plant have a bright green color and at the same time a bright tone, which usually can have a rounded shape, oval or elongated. The flowers usually appear before the leaves are born and we can find them in colors such as red, white, yellow or pink.

They are capable of blooming in the spring season and can even repeat this process in the autumn season. The fruits that have a delicious perfume can be eaten and can also be used to prepare a jam.

Cultivation of the Japanese quince

They are plants that can be used to form what are hedges that are next to the walls, at the same time forming groups on the lawn or we can also have them in pots that are large and that is that the Japanese quince, turns out to be a plant that is quite simple to grow, since it can be exposed to a lot of direct sunlight or it can be in semi-shade, for what we can say that this is a plant that rather belongs to a temperate climate, but that it can adapt quite well to very cold climates.

This is a shrub of pretty rustic look that it is not very demanding with the soil and that apart from it it can simply be enough with the land that normally has a garden with only ¼ of sand so that it can have a good drainage. If we talk about the issue of transplantation, the most appropriate thing is that we dedicate ourselves to carry out this task during the last months of autumn or winter and when the frosts have passed.

We have to water this beautiful shrub in a moderate way throughout the months of the whole year, that is, we have to do the watering every two weeks, being the most recommended increase the amount of water in irrigation in the months of the summer season when the weather has temperatures that are too hot.

care Characteristics of the Japanese quince

Carrying out the pruning task is something of great importance for this plant, being a task that we must carry out when the time of flowering process, having to make the cuts of the branches above the second bud, starting from the main branch.

It is best to add fertilizer to this plant at least once a year, which is manure and during the last months of the winter season, apart from the fact that we have to provide it with what is a contribution of a fertilizer made with minerals, so that in this way it can have many benefits in the process of the flowering of the plant.

Pests of the Japanese quince

These plants usually do not come to suffer the attacks of pests, but they tend to suffer from the common diseases that can be suffered by any shrub or tree found in a garden.


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