Red flowering bush: Can you name it?

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Posted by tomleim 9 (My Page) on

Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 2:38

I rode past this bush today in my Berkeley, Calif. neighborhood. It's flowering now in mid-February. I'd like to identify it. Can you help? Thanks in advance.

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Posted by tedhort SYD/AUST (My Page) on
Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 2:43

Hi,

Appears to be Chaenomeles speciosa.

Ted

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Posted by flora_uk SW UK 8/9 (My Page) on
Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 5:19

A very early bloomer - also flowering here in the UK for a few weeks now.

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Posted by esh_ga z7 GA (My Page) on
Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 7:26

Agree; known as flowering quince.

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Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on
Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 8:16

has sporadic long thorns.. it will need serious pruning AWAY from that walkway ...

google: rejuvenation pruning of flowering shrubs

and start the 3 year process ...

one of my faves on 5 acres [can get rather large.. and not suited to small gardens ... wide i mean.. not that tall] .. because its so early.. and so intense in color .... most of the very early flowers are pale ... not this one ....

and.. apple like fruits in late summer.. that with 50 pounds of sugar.. will make a jelly ... [as would my boot with 50 pounds of sugar.. lol] ... for a real taste sensation .... try biting into one straight from the plant ... lol ...

ken

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Posted by flora_uk SW UK 8/9 (My Page) on
Mon, Feb 18, 13 at 14:03

" ....not suited to small gardens ...". it makes an excellent wall shrub. That's how I grow mine.

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