Quinceis a plant valued for its fruit, which is an excellent ingredient for preserves and the famous tincture - quince. Commercially, these fruits are quite expensive, so planting a quince in your own garden is usually very profitable. However, it sometimes happens thatthe quince does not bear fruitor the yield is very low. Seewhy the quince does not bear fruitand what to do to make the tree finally bear the delicious fruit you are waiting for. Here are the 6 most commonreasons for not having quince fruit !
Quince fruit
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1. Quince does not bear fruit because it is too young
Quince trees propagated by grafting start fruiting in the 4-5th year of cultivation. We usually buy biennial plants for planting, so after planting them in the garden you have towait a few years before the first quince fruits appearIf you planted a quince obtained from sowing seeds, it will bear fruit even later, after about 10 years.
2. Quince does not bear fruit because it freezes
Quince is very sensitive to low temperatures. It bears fruit on easily frostbitten young shoots growing out of older twigs. Thereforequince trees should be planted only in warm and sheltered places the most frequent winds in our country from the east).
We can count on abundant fruiting of quince mainly in south-western Poland In other regions, the yields will be lower. Both late spring frosts, which damage the flowers of the quince, and low temperatures later in the growing season, due to which the quince sheds fruit buds, can be to blame.
3. Quince does not bear fruit because the growing position is poorly prepared
"In the previous item you already learned that the quince growing area should be warm and sheltered from winds. But these are not the onlyrequirements that must be met for a quince to fruit wellWell, quince has quite high requirements for soil and moisture. The soil for growing quince should be fertile, warm, well-drained and sufficiently moist. While soil fertility is usually fairly easy to ensure by digging it deeply with compost or composted manure (if the soil in the garden is poor, just dressing the hole is not enough), proper quince irrigation can be more of a problem.Quince does not tolerate wetland as well as excessively dry soils Soil that is too wet, as well as low temperatures, can cause excessive shedding of fruit buds. "
4. Quince does not bear fruit because it is poorly fertilized
Quince requires fertile soils, which can be ensured by using organic fertilizers, such as the aforementioned compost, composted manure or biohumus. However, one should not exaggerate with the use of mineral fertilizers, especially nitrogen ones. Excess nitrogen contributes tostrong foliage development at the expense of flowers and fruit , and increases the plant's sensitivity to frost and disease attacks. However, moderate phosphorus-potassium fertilization will be beneficial,favoring abundant flowering and fruit setting in quince
5. Quince does not bear fruit because it is not properly cut
Quince pruning should be performed annually in the spring , right after the start of vegetation. In the first years of cultivation, we focus on the formation of the crown, and in the following years - on its X-ray, which promotes better fruiting.It is worth remembering thatquince forms flower buds on one-year old shoots , so let's cut it so that as many of these shoots remain on the tree as possible.
6. The quince does not bear fruit because … it is not a quince!
When buying a quince to plant in your garden, make sure that it isa fertile, well-fruiting variety obtained by graftingAvoid the seedlings of the pure species of common quince, as they are only good material on grafting stocks, and they start fruiting very late, only after about 10 years. Among the popular varieties of common quince, we recommend the varieties 'Bereczki', 'Leskovacka', as well as large-fruited quince and pear quince.
Quince is often confused with quinceWhile quince can grow alone and bear abundant fruit, quince usually requires a companion to be a pollinator. Without it, many varieties of quince have less or less fruit quality.Therefore, it is worth knowing the differences between a quince and a quince. If it turns out that a quince grows in our garden, you will need to plant another quince bush of a different variety, which will act as a pollinator.
