The Quince Count continues and let me warn you, this is exciting.
Quince Minor is first up.
Quinces 1 and 2 - plumping up nicely. I always love the fuzziness of quinces, it sets them apart from their smooth shiny skinned appley cousins. A quince is like more like a teddy, it makes it just that little bit more tactile.
Quince 3 - look handsome.
Quince 4 - rather hidden under the leaves, but doing well.
Quince 5 is not as well developed as the others. I am a little worried about this one. If I was risk assessing its chances I would put it as a reasonable chance that it might fall first, but we will see. I am not writing it off yet; it might just hang on to the very end. I wonder if super-glue might help......
Quince Major sadly is quinceless. I checked again just to see if any were being tricksy and hiding well. I still do not rule out that there might be one lurking, but I think this just me being over-optimistic.
However....
The Chaenomeles x superba 'Crimson and Gold' hedge in the front garden is smothered, smothered I tell thee, in ornamental quinces. They are edible and I really think I should do something with this crop as it is the best I think the hedge has ever produced. Too many to count!
So not a bad year so far for quinces when considered in the round. Let's hope they last long enough to get ripe.
Time will tell.
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