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Chaenomeles speciosa
Common Floweringquince
Rosaceae
Located next to Wilbur Cross facing Koons Hall.
- leaves deciduous, alternate, ovate, 1"-3" long
- leaves emerge reddish, turn green, no fall color
- leaves have large kidney-shaped stipules at base of petiole
- stems brown, twiggy, with sharp spines at tips
- flowers pink (variable), like large apple blossoms
- flowers in clusters, early spring, showy
- fruit large yellow/green pome like an apple
- fruit persist in fall
- habit is a medium-sized, multi-stemmed shrub
- shape is broad, rounded with dense mass of branches
View Chaenomeles
speciosa page in the UConn Plant Database
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