Product Description

Now taking orders for Quince trees.

*** They generally ship late January through April ***
*** We ship to colder states beginning in late March and early April UNLESS requested earlier.

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The Pineapple Quince is one of the most popular quince varieties grown today and is prized for its outstanding flavor, heavy production, and versatility in the kitchen. It produces medium to large, golden-yellow fruit with a wonderfully fragrant aroma reminiscent of fresh apples, lemons, and tropical fruit.

The fruit has smooth, thin skin and firm white flesh with a unique sweet-tart flavor often described as a blend of apple, pear, pineapple, and citrus. While it can be enjoyed fresh when fully ripe, Pineapple Quince is especially prized for making delicious jellies, jams, preserves, pies, sauces, and baked desserts. Its naturally high pectin content makes it one of the finest fruits for homemade jelly.

Pineapple Quince is a vigorous, productive tree that thrives in a wide range of soils and performs best in half-day to full sun with well-drained soil. It typically grows 10–12 feet tall and begins producing fruit 2–3 years after planting. Mature trees can produce 80–100 pounds of fruit or more under favorable growing conditions.

This variety is self-fertile, so only one tree is needed to produce fruit. It is also cold hardy to -25°F and is generally easy to grow with relatively few pest and disease problems.

Features:

• Self-fertile
• Medium to large golden-yellow fruit
• Sweet-tart flavor with hints of apple, pear, pineapple, and citrus
• Excellent for fresh eating, jellies, preserves, pies, and baking
• Bears fruit in 2–3 years
• Ripens in October
• Mature Height: 10–12 feet
• Hardiness Zones: 5–9
• Chill Hours: 400–500
• Cold hardy to -25°F
• Mature Yield: Approximately 80–100 pounds per tree under ideal conditions

A favorite of home gardeners for over a century, Pineapple Quince is an easy-to-grow fruit tree that rewards you with beautiful fragrant fruit and abundant harvests year after year.