How to tend a Chaenomeles japonica

Also known as: Chaenomeles japonica var. maulei (Mast.) Lavall‚e, Cydonia maulei (Mast.) T.Moore, Chaenomeles alpina (Maxim.) Koehne, Pseudochaenomeles maulei (Mast.) Carrière, Choenomeles maulei C.K.Schneid., Cydonia japonica var. typica Makino, Chaenomeles japonica f. tricolor (Parsons & Sons) Rehder, Cydonia maulei var. tricolor Rehder, Chaenomeles maulei var. tricolor Rehder, Chaenomeles japonica var. tricolor Rehder, Chaenomeles japonica var. alpina Maxim., Chaenomeles japonica var. pygmaea Maxim., Cydonia sargentii Lemoine, Pyrus sargentii (Lemoine) S.Arn., Chaenomeles maulei var. sargentii Mottet, Choenomeles japonica Lindl., Cydonia sargentii Lemoine ex K.Schum., Aronia japonica (Thunb.) K.Koch, Pyrus pseudochaenomeles Carrière, Chaenomeles lagenaria Koidz., Cydonia japonica (Thunb.) Pers., Pyrus japonica Thunb., Cydonia lagenaria Loisel., Cydonia japonica var. lagenaria Makino, Chaenomeles maulei (Mast.) Lavall‚e ex Zabel, Pyrus maulei Mast., Chaenomeles trichogyna Nakai, Pseudo-chaenomeles maulei Carrière, Chaenomeles maulei (Mast.) Lavallée ex Zabel, Chaenomeles cardinalis var. alba Nakai, Chaenomeles japonica var. bugeautii Lavallée, Chaenomeles japonica var. fastigiata Lavallée, Chaenomeles japonica var. gigantea Lavallée, Chaenomeles japonica var. macrocarpa Lavallée, Chaenomeles japonica var. maillardii Lavallée, Chaenomeles japonica var. mallardii Carrière, Chaenomeles japonica var. umbilicata Lavallée, Chaenomeles maulei var. alpina C.K.Schneid., Chaenomeles maulei var. tortuosa Nakai, Chaenomeles maulei var. typica C.K.Schneid., Cydonia japonica var. alba Lodd., Cydonia japonica var. atrosanguineaplena Rehder, Cydonia japonica var. candida Rehder, Cydonia japonica var. cardinalis Rehder, Cydonia japonica var. grandiflora Rehder, Cydonia japonica unranked mallardii Jacob-Makoy, Cydonia japonica var. roseaplena Rehder, Cydonia japonica var. rubragrandiflora Rehder, Cydonia japonica var. sanguineaplena Rehder, Cydonia japonica unranked tricolor Parsons, Cydonia japonica var. umbilicata Rehder, Cydonia japonica var. wilsonii E.Beckett, Pyrus japonica var. typica Koidz., Pyrus japonica unranked wilsonii Anon., Chaenomeles japonica f. alba (Nakai) Ohwi, Chaenomeles japonica f. tortuosa (Nakai) Okuyama, Cydonia maulei var. alpina (Maxim.) Rehder, Pyrus japonica unranked alpina (Maxim.) Franch. & Sav., Chaenomeles japonica var. maulei (Mast.) Lavallée, Chaenomeles maulei var. alba Nakai

Watering

Water thoroughly when soil is dry

Sunlight

Likes sunshine, put in sunny places, avoid strong sunlight in summer at noon

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring

Pruning

Remove old, diseased, dead leaves and withered flowers timely

About this plant

Origin
China
Category
Rosaceae, Malus\Chaenomeles
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period March-May, viewing period 2-3 weeks
Flower colors
peach red
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