{"product_id":"chaenomeles-cathayensis","title":"Chaenomeles cathayensis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChaenomeles cathayensis\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003eChinese quince\u003c\/strong\u003e, is the flowering quince scaled up to architecture: an upright, sparsely-armed large shrub with narrow willowy leaves, dressed in earliest spring with white blossom flushed shell-pink, and hung by autumn with the largest fruits in the genus, aromatic golden quinces to 15 cm that perfume a whole kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is H6 hardy, unfussy about soil, and quietly spectacular twice a year: March blossom for the first queen bumblebees, October fruit for the jelly pan. Cooked, the fruits make exceptional membrillo and quince jelly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e sun to part shade; sun ripens fruit best.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e any reasonable soil, clay and chalk included.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e to 3-4 m, upright then arching.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e H6, fully hardy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow it as a specimen, a productive boundary, or wall-trained beside the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/eriobotrya-japonica-rose-anne\"\u003eloquat\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/feijoa-sellowiana\"\u003efeijoa\u003c\/a\u003e on the edible exotics shelf. Its earliest nectar earns a place among \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003eplants for pollinators\u003c\/a\u003e within \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery-grown young plants. Season notes in the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eseasonal expectations guide\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"9cm \/ 0.5L","offer_id":58370087321983,"sku":"CHAECATH9","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/chaenomele.jpg?v=1789652831","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/chaenomeles-cathayensis","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}