Cydonia oblonga
Common name: 
Quince
Pronunciation: 
si-DOO-nee-a ob-LONG-ga
Family: 
Rosaceae
Genus: 
Cydonia
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous tree/shrub, rounded, 15 x 15 ft (4.5 x 4.5 m).  Leaves alternate, simple, elliptic to broadly ovate, 5-10 cm, tip acute, base rounded or subcordate, margin entire, dark green above, gray-downy below, may have rich yellow color in fall.  Flower buds solitary, pink, flowers pink to white, 5 cm wide, appear in mid- to late-spring.  Fruit round or pear-like, pubescent, light golden-yellow, 8 cm long, used in flavoring and preserves.
  • Sun.  Adaptable to a wide range of soils and climates, but will develop cholorsis in alkaline soils. It is apparently not suitable for warm, humid areas of the U.S.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 5.  Native to Iran and Turkestan.  Several cultivars, including 'Angers', 'Champion', 'Orange', 'Pineapple', and 'Smyrna'.
  • Cydonia: from Cydonia, northeastern Create (now Khania);   oblonga: oblong, the leaves.
  • Oregon State Univ. campus: large tree directly across Jefferson Ave. from Kerr Administration.
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