Chaenomeles japonica

Chaenomeles japonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Chaenomeles
Species:	C. japonica
Binomial name
Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach

Chaenomeles japonica is a species of Japanese Quince. It is a thorny deciduous shrub that is commonly cultivated. It is shorter than another commonly cultivated species C. speciosa, growing to only about 1 m in height^[1]. The fruit is called Kusa-boke (草木瓜, Kusa-boke^?) in Japanese. It is best known for its colorful spring flowers of red, white, pink or multi. It produces apple-shaped fruit that are a golden-yellow color containing red-brown seeds. The fruit is edible but hard, and not as well known for its jelly and pie making as its cousin Cydonia. C. japonica is also popularly grown in bonsai^[2].

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  Chaenomeles japonica fruit

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  Chaenomeles Japonica

References

1. ^ Bailey, L.H.; Bailey, E.Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. Macmillan, New York.
2. ^ D'Cruz, Mark. "Ma-Ke Bonsai Care Guide for Chaenomeles japonica". Ma-Ke Bonsai. http://makebonsai.com/guide/bonsailink.asp?quicklink=5062&name=Chaenomeles_japonica. Retrieved 2011-7-8. 

External links

• Information from Plants for a Future