| Tree Details | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | S3 |
| Tree Type | Quince |
| Variety | Vranja |
| Rootstock | Quince A |
| Date Planted | 15 March 2010 |
| Tree Description | Large pear shaped fruit. Quinces usually make small rounded headed trees under twelve feet tall but may grow half as much again in favourable soils. They are self fertile. Their white flowers, light greyish green foliage and large golden fruit are all ornamental. |
| Comments | Fruits well elsewhere in St. James (RP & CS). |
| Orchard Map | |
Now for Quinces, they are a fruit which by no means you may place near any other ... because their scent is so strong and piercing that it will enter into any fruit and clean take away his natural relish. (Markham, The English Husbandman 1635)