Planting Quince Tree

[ava]

Hi All!

I would like to plant a quince tree this year. However, the only thing I know about quinces is that I absolutely love quince jelly!

Does anybody have any tips on growing quinces?

[adrian901]

Plant them like any fruit tree. Good soil, stake, tie. Don't prune them except to remove overcrowding - they are rather untidy trees so just let them get on with it. You do not have to worry about a pollinator as they are self fertile. They will take a couple of years toget going in terms of bearing fruit.

Good luck

[FB.]

I have three pears grafted onto on Quince rootstocks.
The low-rainfall conditions here in Cambridgeshire make it very difficult for them to establish. There are very few pear trees near to me and I don't know of any Quinces at all, so I'd guess the dry conditions cause other people the same problems as I encounter.
I recommend plenty of watering every few days for at least the first couple of growing seasons, to get the roots established. Don't fruit them while trying to establish the roots.

[ava]

Thanks for your replies. Will try to find out more about quinces and maybe focus for now on planting apple trees...