Form: Bush, Roostock Quince Large subtle pink flowers and very large, pear-shaped fruit. Yellow when they’re fully ripe. Sweet and strong scent.Produces a good crop.Producing beautiful flowers in the spring.Uses: CookingPicking month: Early OctoberStoring: DecemberPollination group 2 Self-fertilityRelatively trouble-freeTip-bearer (produces fruit on tips of the previous year’s shoots & also on some spurs.)Quinces originally came from Iranian mountain slopes – which can get cold in winter so they are extremely hardy. Meech’s Prolific makes delicious jellies and pie fillings when combined with apples or jelly or marmalade when used on their own. Picture image shows plant when in fruit, courtesy of Frank P MatthewsSold in a 12 litre pot.