Quince (Cydonia oblonga) KONSTANTINOPLER APFELQUITTE

Robust quince with regular yields. Grown for exceptionally aromatic fruit that is not harvested until autumn, usually in late October, when it is fully ripe.

Vigour: broadly upright, height 3.5 to 4.5 m
Blossom: self-fertile
Fruit: large, very aromatic, apple-shaped, often also broadly pear-shaped, light yellow
Pulp: medium firm, light, with an intense quince aroma
Harvest season: from the end of October
Storage: until mid-December
Yield: high, bears early after planting
Usage: very versatile, for the production of desserts, jams, juices, jellies, candied fruits, etc.
Disease and frost resistance: high