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You are bidding on 15 MOUNT EVEREST QUINCE SEEDS - Chaenomeles × vilmoriniana .

Synonyms : Chaenomeles vedrariensis 
 
This cross between C. speciosa and C. cathayensis was first made in the Vilmorin nurseries in 1921. Later a hybrid of the same parentage arose spontaneously in the nursery of W. B. Clarke of San Jose, California, and was put into commerce as ‘Mount Everest’.

All are heavily armed shrubs reaching to about 8 ft high, with long, sharply toothed leaves and white flowers, flushed with pink.
 

Hardiness Zone: 5-9  

Height: 8 ft

Spread: 2 ft
 
  
 

Medicinal use of Japanese Quince: 

The fruit is analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, astringent and digestive. A decoction is used internally in the treatment of nausea, joint pains, cholera and associated cramps.

Edible parts of Japanese Quince: 

Fruit - cooked. Very harsh and acid raw but fragrant when cooked. Used for jams, jellies etc and as a flavoring with cooked apples. The fruit can be apple or pear-shaped and up to 6.5 cm long x 6.5 cm wide.

Other uses of the herb: 

Plants can be grown as a medium sized hedge. Some cultivars, such as "Jet Trail" are suitable for ground cover.


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