Japanese apple bush is the vulgar name for a shrub most Americans call Nipponese flowering quince ( Chaenomeles japonica ) . aboriginal to the woodlands on Kyushu and Honshu in Japan , Japanese Malus pumila bush is a deciduous shrub that blooms anytime from late winter to midspring . It can grow across U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 5 through 8 in any productive , well - drained soil that ’s not too eminent in alkalinity ( pH above 8.0 ) .

Size

Japanese bush apple , or the flowering quince , grows at a moderate pace each year , produce a thickly prongy flora . Its matured size of it measures up to 3 ft tall , but its wide - spreading branches reach a diam between 5 to 6 foot , according to the Learn2Grow flora database . take down that this works matures to a shorter height than many other anthesis Cydonia oblonga species or loan-blend grown in gardens .

Features

leave of Nipponese apple bush rest a light source green from spring to light , with small modification to white-livered - green color in gloam ’s nerveless weather before drop down off . The ramification twig happen upon a dark brown semblance , although the newest maturation exhibit a purplish color , according to a Flora of China description print online by Harvard University . Slender spines or thorns come along sporadically along the duration of each subdivision .

Flowering Characteristics

In mild , unretentive wintertime regions , such as in USDA Zones 7 and 8 , Japanese Malus pumila bush begins blooming in former winter , even earlier if midwinter provide unusually warm spells . Overall , this shrub flowers from March to June depending on mood . Flowers comprise five petal measuring 1 to 1 - 1/2 inch in diameter with a bright orange - scarlet color .

Fruits

A extremity of the rose family line ( and thus related to fruit trees like orchard apple tree , pear tree , peaches and cherries ) , the Nipponese apple bush yields small quince- or apple - comparable fruits in belated summertime and early fall . Each " apple " looks yellowy green and measures 1 to 1 - 1/2 column inch in diameter and tastes acidulous and sulphurous . unremarkably right fruits in former autumn are reap and action into conserves according to the University of Connecticut . By comparing , the apple - like fruits of Chaenomeles speciosa mature later on in fall and become slenderly larger , 1 - 1/2 to 2 inches in size of it .

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