are these quinces?

[Tengu]

they are fuzzy like a peach

 

[Peter_t]

yes

where did you find them?

pete

 

[British Red]

They don't look quite like a quince to me

I'd reckon they might be medlars

 

[Harvestman]

I was looking at medlar trees earlier today, and they didn't look like that, so I'm going with quinces.

 

[British Red]

Mmmm, they don't look like the quinces I raised either....but there are lots of quince types out there....

Still ...I've only seen a couple of medlars so, I'll bow to the majority

 

[Toddy]

My quinces are smooth skinned, like apples.
Lots of varieties though

M

 

[nitrambur]

There's a few pics around the interwebs of furry quinces, such as :-

http://imagesfrombulgaria.com/v/Pla...Miller/Quince_1.JPG.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1

 

[Tengu]

Hooha.

Its ok to pick fruit thats hanging over the fence on a public path, yes?

(its driving me mad to see all those cherry plums go to waste)

 

[Melonfish]

I'll be honest i thought they were medlars too, but yeah medlars are smooth skinned and should be orangy.

 

[rancid badger]

Hooha.

Its ok to pick fruit thats hanging over the fence on a public path, yes?

(its driving me mad to see all those cherry plums go to waste)

Might be worth just asking the owners? might save you some hassle Tengu
cheers

R.B.

 

[Bushwhacker]

Could just be a slight malfunction with them, a bit like scab on a spud.

 

[ged]

Its ok to pick fruit thats hanging over the fence on a public path, yes?

No.

http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/trees.html

 

[al21]

Definitely Quince. The young fruit have the downy covering but it gradually disappears as the fruit matures and turns yellow. Here's some from my mothers garden which make lovely jelly:

This is a smallish tree, Cydonia oblonga.

Many people have Chaenomeles japonica which is more of a shrub with lovely red or pinkish flowers. Still edible as jellies etc, but much smaller fruit.

Nearly forgot, Medlars while from the same family resemble big Rosa rugosa fruit with a flat end, but without the colour. An acquired taste when eaten raw, but again make wonderful jelly! To eat raw you need to wait until they are bletted. By that I mean they are soft and brown and resemble fruit that has started to rot.
Al

 

[Tengu]

thats just fine. Ill take your advice on gathering.