quince

     

The Quince (pronounce /kwɪns/), or Cydonia oblonga, is the sole member of the genus Cydonia and native to warm-temperate southwest Asia in the Caucasus region. It is a small deciduous tree, growing 5–8 m tall and 4–6 m wide, related to apples and pears, and like them has a pome fruit, which is bright golden yellow when mature, pear-shaped, 7–12 cm long and 6–9 cm broad.

Trivia about quince

  • Used in jellies & compotes, this fruit of the rose family puckers the mouth when tasted raw
  • This yellow-skinned fruit has been used for centuries in jams & jellies
  • Jelly fruit(6)
  • Fruity surname of Peter in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
  • The Passe-Crassane was created by crossing a pear with this pectin-rich fruit