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. It is best known for its colorful spring flowers, which are red, white, pink or multicoloured.
It is a bulky shrub with thorns and widely spreading branches, which reaches heights of growth of 0.6 to 2.0 meters. The leaves are lanceolate to obovate, roughly toothed and glabrous even when young. They are 4 to 5 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide, including the petiole. The unusually large stipules are 1 centimeter long and 1.5 to 2 centimeters wide, kidney-shaped and serrated on the edge; they are only found on long shoots.[3][4]
It blooms in winter, before leaf budding; it blooms again in summer but with less abundance. Usually there are 2 to 3 flowers arranged together; they are coloured orange to brick red. When open, the flowers are 3 to 4 centimeters wide. The fruit is called Kusa-boke (草木瓜, Kusa-boke) in Japanese. It produces apple-shaped fruit, 4 to 7 centimeters in diameter, that are a golden-yellow color containing red-brown seeds.[5]
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The fruit is edible, but hard and astringent, unless bletted or cooked. The fruits are not edible raw, but as with all fruits of the rose family, the pulp is non-toxic and the kernels contain small amounts of poison. The fruit is occasionally used in jam, jelly and pie making as a substitute for its cousin, the true quince, Cydonia oblonga. C. japonica is also popularly grown in bonsai.[6] It accepts all types of soil, but grows very slowly in calcareous soil.
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Referencesedit
^"Chaenomeles japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. ex Spach". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
^Herfried Kutzelnigg: Maloideae . In: Hans. J. Conert et al. (Ed.): Gustav Hegi. Illustrated flora of Central Europe. Volume 4 Part 2B: Spermatophyta: Angiospermae: Dicotyledones 2 (3). Rosaceae 2 . Blackwell 1995. ISBN 3-8263-2533-8
^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.
^Erich Oberdorfer: Plant-sociological excursion flora for Germany and neighboring areas . 8th edition. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3131-5 . Page 501.
^D'Cruz, Mark. "Ma-Ke Bonsai Care Guide for Chaenomeles japonica". Ma-Ke Bonsai. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
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March 17, 2024
chaenomeles, japonica, confused, with, chaenomeles, speciosa, which, also, sometimes, referred, japanese, quince, called, japanese, quince, maule, quince, species, flowering, quince, that, native, japan, scientific, classificationkingdom, plantaeclade, tracheo. Not to be confused with Chaenomeles speciosa which is also sometimes referred to as Japanese quince Chaenomeles japonica called the Japanese quince or Maule s quince 2 is a species of flowering quince that is native to Japan Chaenomeles japonicaScientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade EudicotsClade RosidsOrder RosalesFamily RosaceaeGenus ChaenomelesSpecies C japonicaBinomial nameChaenomeles japonica Thunb Lindl ex SpachSynonyms 1 List Aronia japonica Thunb K Koch Chaenomeles alpina Maxim Koehne Chaenomeles trichogyna Nakai Cydonia japonica Thunb Pers Cydonia maulei Mast T Moore Cydonia sargentii Lemoine ex K Schum Pseudochaenomeles maulei Mast Carriere Pyrus japonica Thunb Pyrus maulei Mast 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 It is best known for its colorful spring flowers which are red white pink or multicoloured Contents 1 Description 2 Uses 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksDescription editIt is a bulky shrub with thorns and widely spreading branches which reaches heights of growth of 0 6 to 2 0 meters The leaves are lanceolate to obovate roughly toothed and glabrous even when young They are 4 to 5 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide including the petiole The unusually large stipules are 1 centimeter long and 1 5 to 2 centimeters wide kidney shaped and serrated on the edge they are only found on long shoots 3 4 It blooms in winter before leaf budding it blooms again in summer but with less abundance Usually there are 2 to 3 flowers arranged together they are coloured orange to brick red When open the flowers are 3 to 4 centimeters wide The fruit is called Kusa boke 草木瓜 Kusa boke in Japanese It produces apple shaped fruit 4 to 7 centimeters in diameter that are a golden yellow color containing red brown seeds 5 Uses editThe fruit is edible but hard and astringent unless bletted or cooked The fruits are not edible raw but as with all fruits of the rose family the pulp is non toxic and the kernels contain small amounts of poison The fruit is occasionally used in jam jelly and pie making as a substitute for its cousin the true quince Cydonia oblonga C japonica is also popularly grown in bonsai 6 It accepts all types of soil but grows very slowly in calcareous soil Gallery edit nbsp Flowers nbsp Fruit nbsp Whole plantReferences edit Chaenomeles japonica Thunb Lindl ex Spach Plants of the World Online Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew 2017 Retrieved 12 December 2020 English Names for Korean Native Plants PDF Pocheon Korea National Arboretum 2015 p 406 ISBN 978 89 97450 98 5 Archived from the original PDF on 25 May 2017 Retrieved 4 January 2017 via Korea Forest Service Herfried Kutzelnigg Maloideae In Hans J Conert et al Ed Gustav Hegi Illustrated flora of Central Europe Volume 4 Part 2B Spermatophyta Angiospermae Dicotyledones 2 3 Rosaceae 2 Blackwell 1995 ISBN 3 8263 2533 8 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 Erich Oberdorfer Plant sociological excursion flora for Germany and neighboring areas 8th edition Verlag Eugen Ulmer Stuttgart 2001 ISBN 3 8001 3131 5 Page 501 D Cruz Mark Ma Ke Bonsai Care Guide for Chaenomeles japonica Ma Ke Bonsai Retrieved 2021 02 04 External links editInformation from Plants for a Future Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chaenomeles japonica amp oldid 1190018507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
