Common quinceis often confused with the quince. Although these plants are related, there are significant differences between them, not only in appearance but also in the way of cultivation. Equally often they are confusedquince fruit with quince fruitMeanwhile, the way of making quince and quince preserves is slightly different. So how not to get them confused? Here's how to spotif it's a quince or a quince !
Quince and quince - differences in growth
Common quince usually grows in the form of a tree, less often as a large shrub. Quince is a shrub, its twigs are thinner, usually more dense and covered with thorns. The bark of both plants also looks slightly different, which can be clearly seen in the photos below.
Quince and quince. From the left: a) a quince has a tree habit, b) bark on the trunk of a quince, c) quince shoots
More photos and descriptions of the differences can be found on our forum, in the thread quince and quince.
Quince and quince fruit - differences
There are also significant differences betweenquince and quince fruit . We don't need to see the whole plant to know which fruit it is. Well, the quince fruit is much larger, and the shape resembles pears. Quince fruits are smaller, round and harder.
Quince fruit is larger and pear shaped
Quince fruits are smaller, rounder and harder
It may be difficultto distinguish a quince from a Chinese quinceThis species looks slightly different than other quince trees.Its fruit is elongated, very similar in shape to quince fruit, although usually slightly smaller. Also, after looking at the entire plant, the lack of thorns on Chinese quince shoots may be confused. However, unlike quince, it has clearly serrated leaves.Quince preserves are also prepared in a slightly different way than quince preserves. It should be remembered that the taste of quince fruit is much more acidic than that of quince fruit, so when preparing quince preserves, add more sugar.
