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Japanese quince

DAN WILSONDAN WILSON Posts: 128
in Problem solving


Evening all. I think I have one of these in my garden where I have lived for about 5 years. I think its flowered only very rarely about 2 or 3 little flowers per year - its about a meter tall. and seems to grow very very slowly. Its in shade under some large maple trees and quite a damp area for most of the year except summer. I would like to try to reinvigorate and wondered if anyone has any ideas - im happy to move it or do anything else that will galvanise some activity! I think my mum has one that is a blaze of colour this week! (Its in sun)

Many thanks

Dan

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    The shade and damp might be the problem. I have one growing out of paving slabs in full sun and it flowers profusely.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • PurplerainPurplerain Posts: 1,053
    Mine is hanging over the edge of a North facing rockery. I pay very little attention to it. Some years it flowers poorly and other years like this one, it is spectacular. The soil veers towards acidic. I just chop bits off after it flowers if it is stretching too far.


    SW Scotland
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    They need pruning straight after flowering, which promotes more flowers the following year.  Could you dig it up and move into the sunshine perhaps?
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
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