Blooming quince, Chaenomeles, Rosaceae family, is a thorny, deciduous shrub or tree. We have quince shrub bushes that are blooming a bit early, as are the beautiful almond orchards. Usually, the ...

Years ago, I rented an old house in a neighborhood of Victorian architecture. In the yard was a bushy tree that bore the most curious fruit. It was huge, shaped like a traditional pear, but was hard ...

In Genesis, the Bible mentions the "forbidden fruit." Commonly identified as an apple, many people contend it was actually a quince. The quince's Mideast origin, as well as its fuzzy, daffodil-yellow ...