quince
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The quince is related to the japonica and other plants of the rose family. The common species has been grown in Europe since Roman times. The golden fruits are too hard and acidic to be eaten raw but are used to make jam or jellies.
Small tree native to western Asia but widely cultivated elsewhere. The bitter, yellow, pear-shaped fruit is used in preserves. Flowering quinces are cultivated mainly for their attractive flowers. (Cydonia oblonga; flowering quince; genus Chaenomeles; family Rosaceae.)
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