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Hi all, just hoping that someone can help me by IDing this fruit, the bush is approx 2.5feet high, and the same width. The fruit is approx. 1 inch diam, max. they seem to change from green to yellow as they ripen. ID would be great, also would like to know if edible, and if so any good recipes

Kathi ;D

quinces  :-\

Defo quinces.  Fab with apples in pies and crumbles.  Also makes a great jelly.

and can be highly perfumed - makes a room smell really nice if you like it :)

Japanese quince, rather than true quince but still cooks well.
:)

Another vote for Japanese quince. :)
Sliced and soaked in honey,they make a good drink base.Dilute some with boiled water and have a cup,you'll never be down with flu!

So let us be accurate, Chaenomeles japonica. And Quince marmalade is best of all!

Quote from: Palustris on September 05, 2006, 20:41:22
So let us be accurate, Chaenomeles japonica. And Quince marmalade is best of all!

Quite, they are not true quinces at all.

Delicious all the same, make amazing jelly, great in apple pies.

Glad I saw this thread it has reminded me that it is nearly time to raid the local park's shrubberies, which are full of Chaenomeles japonica

Thanks all, gonna go and pick the lot and make some quince jelly. Thought that they might be quince, but didn't realise that they came in so many varieties

Kathi  :D

May not be fully ripe just yet. Hard to tell really, the best test is a combination of colur and scent. They should be going yellow and smell strongly.

Thanks Palustris, most are yellow, and slightly soft, so will give it a try

Fingers crossed

Kathi  :D

those fruits look lovely....I remember having jellies made from these as a child but am wondering  :-\

Amphibian says.....

it is nearly time to raid the local park's shrubberies, which are full of Chaenomeles japonica

is it really ok to pick fruits etc. from hedgerows/trees/shrubs in parks or along the roadsides even (as long as they're not in people's gardens).....are there no laws these days against this sort of thing?

Would just like to know - in case!!.....fancy a few plums or similar if I can find some trees :P

Dunno, but if you could walk down our lane, there is a 50 yards stretch of wild plums, just sitting there. They are small but very nice. So why are we not picking them? Cos we already have more plums than we can eat, pie, jam, botttle, chutney.
Hedgerows maybe ok, but Parks may not be.

ooooo wish your lane was easy walking distance from here - I'd be along with my carrier bag ;)

And I often am! If I didn't pick it, it would just fall and rot. I'm very surprised more folk don't.
As for Quinces, nice in the hankie drawer....having said that, I don't suppose many people have those any more. ;D

well, there's always the knicker drawer  ;D

Ha ha ha, now how has an ID for a fruit come round to a pair of knickers?
If it was a flower we could blame it on the 'bloomers'.....oi !

Quote from: Hot_Potato on September 06, 2006, 15:31:10
those fruits look lovely....I remember having jellies made from these as a child but am wondering  :-\

Amphibian says.....

it is nearly time to raid the local park's shrubberies, which are full of Chaenomeles japonica

is it really ok to pick fruits etc. from hedgerows/trees/shrubs in parks or along the roadsides even (as long as they're not in people's gardens).....are there no laws these days against this sort of thing?

Would just like to know - in case!!.....fancy a few plums or similar if I can find some trees :P

I don't know about law, but they just rot otherwise so I don't really care. I hate waste. The parky doesn't care, not that it is up to him ultimately.

I take a lot from parks; rosehips, rowan, crab apples, blackberries.