Flowering Japanese Quince - Chaenomeles Japonica - Exotic Japanese Bonsai Tree - Edible Fruit - 5 Seeds Giant Pumpkin with a centre of diversity

with a centre of diversity in Southern Africa

or according to the subspecies or cultivar)

and for their preservative qualities

Visitors to the Cape can see a recently planted forest of quiver trees at the Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden

Flowering Japanese Quince - Chaenomeles Japonica - Exotic Japanese Bonsai Tree - Edible Fruit - 5 Seeds Giant Pumpkin with a centre of diversityChaenomeles japonica is a species of Japanese Quince. It is a thorny deciduous shrub that is commonly cultivated. It is shorter than another commonly cultivated species C. speciosa, growing to only about 1 m in height. The fruit is called Kusa boke in Japanese. It is best known for its colourful spring flowers of red, white, pink or multi. It produces apple shaped fruit that are a golden yellow colour containing red brown seeds. The fruit is edible