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Problems with Quince
pansy2
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I have a large quince tree but rarely get to eat any of the fruit as it suffers very badly with brown rot. I religously pick off infected fruit as soon as I see it. I pick up and burn all the leaves and keep the area under the tree clear but the problem is geeting worse. Is it because the tree branches are covered in lichen and this is harbouring the spores? It is far too big to scrub free of lichen. Any thoughts please?
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Hello Pansy2
I pick quince each year from a wild hedge nearby. The fruit also gets soft brown areas, but seems to me that they appear when the fruit has been left to over ripen. I pick the quince to make jelly, and try to do that when there is still some green showing. The brown patches appear mainly on the fruit that is out of my reach and therefore left on the hedge.
The brown spots sound like a soil deficiency, particularly as the tree is large and presumably old.
I have a young quince tree which I planted 7 years ago. It has produced a few fruit but I think I live in the wrong area for it to give me a decent crop. I am quite high in Cornwall and the last few years it has been in full flower when the Spring gales have stripped most of the blossom from it. A few late flowers set fruit but never reach full size or ripen. I am so disappointed.
I suggest checking the RHS site for info on pests and diseases on quince.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...