There’s something deeply satisfying about growing a plant that earns its place twice over — first with a blaze of early-spring blossoms, then again with fruit your kitchen will thank you for.
These are fresh-cut cuttings from a flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) growing right here in Lake Hills, Bellevue — available for free local pickup. Flowering quince is a hardy, low-maintenance shrub that tolerates full sun to partial shade and a range of soil conditions. It’s well-suited to Pacific Northwest gardens and established plants require little supplemental watering once rooted.
Here’s what makes it genuinely special: the fruit is packed with natural pectin, which means your first attempt at homemade jelly — no added pectin needed — will set quickly and beautifully into a vibrant, tart red preserve. Beyond jelly, the fruit lends itself to quince paste, wine-poached desserts, slow-cooker sauce, savory stuffed preparations, and even a vitamin C-rich vodka liqueur.
Leave fruit on the shrub until it drops naturally, sometimes as late as October or November.
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