flower buds of this plant can be killed by late spring frosts
Flowers
white, almost two inches, saucer shaped flowers, bloomed 2-3 weeks in May
Fruit
apple shaped, green pome turns to yellow, unpalatable if eaten raw, can be made into preserves, cultivars may not produce an abundance of fruit, many have sterile flowers
Leaves
simple, alternate, dark green, lustrous above, glabrous below
Stems
very twiggy, spiny
Roots
fibrous
Dimensions
3-4 by 3-4 feet (HS)
Maintenance
flowers borne on year old wood prune after flowering,
,can be cut back hard
Native Site
Species plant native to Japan and China.
Cultivar Origin
Jet Trail is a sport of Texas Scarlet Flowering Quince.
Notes & Reference
01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #132-Dwarf Shrubs for the Midwest (Rebecca McIntosh Keith, F.F. Giles))