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Chaenomeles × superba 'Knap Hill Scarlet'

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Characteristics

Plant type

Shrub

Habit

Bushy

Fragrance

Fruit

Resilience

Hardiness

old H4 (hardy)

Colour

Flower

Orange and Red in Spring

Foliage

Dark Green in Autumn, Spring and Summer

Fruit

Yellow in Autumn

Size

Ultimate height

1-1.5 metres

Ultimate spread

1.5-2.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

10-20 years


Preferred common name

Japanese quince 'Knap Hill Scarlet'

Family

Rosaceae


Chaenomeles are deciduous, usually spiny shrubs with simple leaves and cup-shaped, 5-petalled flowers, solitary or clustered, in spring, followed by edible often fragrant green or yellow fruits

'Knap Hill Scarlet' is a spreading small deciduous shrub, with glossy obovate leaves to 5cm in length. Flowers to 4cm in width, bright orange-scarlet. Fruits yellow, apple-shaped, fragrant when ripe

How to grow

Sunlight

  • Full sun
  • Part shade

Aspect

  • North-facing, South-facing, East-facing or West-facing
  • Exposed or Sheltered

Cultivation

Grow in well-drained soil in sun or partial shade

Soil

  • Well-drained or Moist but well-drained
  • Acid, Alkaline or Neutral
  • Chalk, Clay, Sand or Loam

Propagation

Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage/Informal Garden, Low Maintenance or Wall-side Borders


How to care

Pruning

Pruning group 2

Pests

Can get brown scale and aphids

Diseases

Fireblight may be a problem