Common Flowering Quince - Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
by Marilyn DeBlock
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Common Flowering Quince - Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
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Marilyn DeBlock
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Photograph - Photography With Post Processing
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While walking around Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, on 03-02-2024, I noticed this beautiful flowering quince bush outside one of the colonial homes on Nicholson Street.
"Flowering quince, (genus Chaenomeles), genus of three species of flowering plants in the rose family (Rosaceae), native to eastern Asia. Flowering quince is cultivated primarily as an ornamental for its showy flowers, though its astringent applelike fruit can be used in preserves and liqueurs and holds some potential as an alternate fruit crop. The members of the genus are related to traditional quince (Cydonia oblonga) and Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis)."
Japanese quince fruits
Ripening fruits of Japanese quince (Chaenomeles japonica).
All three species of flowering quince are spiny deciduous shrubs that bear simple alternately arranged leaves with serrated (toothed) margins. Blooming in late winter or early spring, the flowers have five petals and can be up to 1.8 inches in diameter. The fruit is a pome.
This photo has been featured in the following FAA Groups:
Macro Marvels, Fine Art America Flowers Photography, Fantasy Flowers,
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March 4th, 2024
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