- You Will Get 20 Seeds Of Red Flowering Dwarf Quince Shrub Fruit Seeds. - Description: - Name: Dwarf Quince. - Other Common Names: Dwarf Flowering Quince / Mal's Quince / Japanese Flowering Quince. - Scientific Name: Chaenomeles Japonica. - Color: Scarlet Red. - Plant Seeds: Fall Sow Seeds Or Cold Stratify. - Bloom Time: Spring – Summer. - Harvest: Fall. - Hardiness Zone: 5 – 9. - Plant Height: 3 - 4'. - Plant Spacing: 6 - 8'. - Light Requirements: Sun - Part Shade. - Soil & Water Preferences: Average – Dry. - Other: Chaenomeles Japonica Is A Popular Ornamental Dwarf Shrub That Is Native To Japan. The Dwarf Quince Only Grows To 3 – 4’ In Height, But Twice As Wide. They Tolerate Pruning Well, So You Can Reduce Their Width If You’d Like, Or Use Them As A Bonsai Specimen. The Plants Tolerate Drought & Clay, & Most Soil Conditions Except Wet. They Can Even Grow In Full Shade But Produce Less Fruit, Which Doesn’t Matter If You Wish To Use Their Thorny Branches As A Security Plant, Or To Help Control Erosion. - Extremely Showy Bright Red Flowers Absolutely Cover The Plant In Spring Before The Foliage Appears, & They Can Rebloom Later In The Season. The Flowers Are Fragrant, & Bloom In 1 1/2" Clusters. This Dwarf Flowering Quince Is A Great Source Of Nectar & Pollen For Bees Including Honey Bees. The Ornamental 1 1/2" Apple Shaped Fruit Matures A Greenish Yellow In Fall. The Fruit Is Very Fragrant With A Wonderful Sweet Spicy Scent. They Are So Heavily Fragranced, The Fruits Are Uséd As An Air Freshener. Animals Also Enjoy Eating The Fruit.