Quince

The quince is a fruit that grows on small trees. It is in the same family as apples and pears. It starts green colored and then ripens to a bright golden yellow color, and looks like a bumpy lemon.

Quince
Cydonia oblonga fruit and tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Subfamily:	Amygdaloideae
Tribe:	Maleae
Subtribe:	Malinae
Genus:	Cydonia Mill.
Species:	C. oblonga
Binomial name
Cydonia oblonga Mill.
Synonyms
C. vulgaris

The quince fruit is too hard to eat. It can be cooked to make it soft, or it can be left out on purpose to rot. If it is damaged by frost, that helps start the process of making it soft and good to eat. Quinces are mainly used for making jelly and jam. The interior of a quince is white when it is raw, but it becomes pinkish orange when it is cooked.

Quince Media

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  A quince flower (photo taken in Romania, 2024).

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  Foliage and ripening fruit

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  окулянты айвы заокулированы местными сортами народной селекции.

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  Айва в Кувинском районе Ферганской области

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  Russian 'Aromatnaya' quinces

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  Ripe Constantinople apple quinces from the Vogelsberg

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  Dulce de membrillo.

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  Levantine kibbeh safarjaliyeh, beef stew in quince sauce

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  Quince rakija, Serbia

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  Farnese Hercules holding 3 'golden apples' or quinces. Copy of 3rd century AD statue