November hails the arrival of the final quince count for the year. The quinces are ready to be picked: their time, like themselves, is ripe.
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| Quince One |
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| Quince Two |
So there we are - a nice enough final count of two. Two very high up, not sure how I can reach them to pick them, but goodly looking quinces. I am happy with this outcome.
At this time the leaves on the trees are starting to turn into their autumn colours. The remaining green lurks around the stem in what feels like a last ditch attempt to reverse the fact that they are now failing in their duty to feed the leaves. The yellow wash of death seeps down from the tip along the red line, the red spine that glows a little stronger every day before it finally winks out. There will be a moment when the stem and branch disconnect. For a while the leaf does not notice, it sits there still in situ thinking about not very much, it's mind a blank as if the satellite has just dipped out of range. Then a breeze, a tiny breezelet of a breeze, makes the disconnection real and the leaf falls. Such is autumn, such is fall.
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Take care and be kind.
I've rarely eaten quince fruit. Enjoy the fruit and the tree. :)
ReplyDeletethanks :)
DeleteBefore long you will be revelling in lots of fruit, I have 3 different type of quince, planted 11 years ago, 10 years ago and 9 years ago - its Cheneomeles cathayensis, Cydonia oblonga 'Vranja' and Cydonia Oblonga Konstantinopel - for the last few years I have used all the fruit in various ways: Quince chutney, quince jam, dried quince, quince jelley and quince cooked for a very long time with sugar, then spread out to dry out, then its cut into squares and eaten with cheese or rolled in coarse sugar and then eaten as a sweet usually around christmas time. The last couple of years I have had more quince than I could process, so friends have also been given a couple of carrier bags to take home.
ReplyDeleteI have serious quince envy! This all sounds scrumptious!
DeleteWish I could give you some....but with Brexit and all, given that I live in Denmark, it's not really possible - but hang in there, I am sure there will be fruit galore before too long
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DeleteTwo fully mature quinces is twice as much as last year's harvest if I remember correctly. A promising sign that the trees are on the right track to becoming great fruit producers.
ReplyDeleteYes it is a good sign - maybe next year I will have a handful!! thanks
DeleteTwo quince! Hooray! And hooray for being able to comment *waves pompoms*
ReplyDeleteThanks, I trying having comments again. I had to turn them off as the amount of fake comments I was receiving was unmanagable - so far so good......
DeleteI've enjoyed following your quince tree, and glad to see that you did did end up with a couple of fruit. xx
ReplyDeleteI've never eaten quince! Enjoy your harvest! I love your description of the leaves preparing to fall.
ReplyDeleteJuliet
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Beautifully described, so poetic. And well done for doubling your harvest this year!
ReplyDeleteI hadn't realised your major quince tree had grown so tall, that you can't reach the top... doesn't time fly!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your harvest :)
After years of following your quince postings, I really need to find some to taste. In Wyoming, that would be in a grocery store, I suppose in the exotic offerings aisle.
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