// SPECIES PROFILE · TREE · FOOD CROP · CULTIVATED

Quince

Cydonia oblonga

Quince (Cydonia oblonga) is a cultivated fruit tree grown for its edible fruit. Family: Rosaceae (rose family). Originally from Caucasus & Western Asia. Hardy in zones 5a–9a. Mature size 10'–20'. Harvest in northeastern Oklahoma: Sep–Oct.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: Rosaceae (rose family)
Group: tree · perennial
Origin: Caucasus & Western Asia · cultivated
USDA zones: Zones 5a–9a
Mature size: 10'–20'
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Edible parts: fruit
Harvest (NE OK): Sep–Oct
Garden role: fragrant cooking & jelly fruit · self-fertile small tree · fire blight is the main risk

Quince (Cydonia oblonga) — *Cydonia oblonga* — Quince. Photo by Pancrace Bessa via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Why it's on this list: fragrant cooking & jelly fruit · self-fertile small tree · fire blight is the main risk. A cultivated food crop — not a native — grown alongside regional natives in Rooted Revival's kitchen-garden and food-forest designs. Harvest windows are for northeastern Oklahoma (USDA zone 7a).

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In a kitchen garden or food-forest guild, quince pairs well with: Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Wild chives (Allium schoenoprasum), Garden Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa).