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biff starts with ... Can anyone identify this please? We have just moved into a house with an orchard and this tree/fruit is a mystery. It is fuzzy like a peach, but hard and green, with seeds in the centre like an apple. The tree has very few leaves on and there are a few windfalls, just like the one on the tree. We recently moved to NZ from the UK so this maybe a common tree here and I am just an ignorant Pom ;-) Thanks
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speedy says... My bet is on it being Quince. other simmilar species would be Chinese Quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis), but it has a blotchy decorative bark, smaller, smoother fruit and shinier lvs than Cydonia oblonga. Chaenomeles cathayensis, but they look diferent as too. Quinces can vary quite a bit. | About the Author Speedy Northern Vic. 10th April 2011 9:12am #UserID: 2305 Posts: 250 View All Speedy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author biff NZ 13th April 2011 11:27am #UserID: 5164 Posts: 2 View All biff's Edible Fruit Trees |
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suzybell says... There's a few quince types and I agree that this looks like Pseudocydonia chinense. I've just cooked up 5 kgs from a friend's very productive tree. Makes a beautiful jam, doesn't seem to go pink (but I'll keep experimenting) and I'm trying out a quince paste which of course is divine with cheese. Don't write the tree off just yet.... they are tough - and deciduous in cold climates. | About the Author suzybell katoomba 13th June 2011 11:04am #UserID: 5421 Posts: 1 View All suzybell's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Tom says... It looks just like the quince trees in our front yard, and even the size of the fruit matches ours at this time of year (not quite ripe yet, still a little small, just losing their fuzz and turning green). If it is the same, it's Cydonia oblonga 'Orange' or 'Smyrna' which look and taste similar to me. 'Orange' always gets a little bigger by the time they're ripe. It's not 'Pineapple' Quince which has a pinched, puckered end. It also looks like you have a moss growing on the tree similar to the ball moss which attacks some of our trees; and it's quite destructive if it's anything like our version. We have to use a copper-based spray to kill it before it becomes overwhelming. I've heard that quince trees live about 30 or 40 years tops if that helps you determine if it's the moss or the years which are taking the toll. | About the Author Tom Orlando, Florida 13th June 2011 11:48am #UserID: 3912 Posts: 101 View All Tom's Edible Fruit Trees |
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