Quince Texas Scarlet
(Chaenomeles japonica 'Texas Scarlet')
- Type: Deciduous
- Light: Sun
- Height: 3'
- Spread: 5'
- Flower: Red
- Bloom: Spring
- Fruit: Yellowish Green pome
- Fruit Time: Fall
‘Texas Scarlet’ is noted for its bright red flowers and compact shape. It is a dense, broad-rounded, deciduous shrub with often-tangled, spiny-tipped twigs. It typically grows to 3-4’ tall and to 4-5’ wide. Flowers bloom, often in profusion, before the leaves fully unfold in an early spring bloom. Flowers are followed by hard, yellowish-green fruits that may acquire red tinges as they mature in autumn.