Strange yellow fruit.

[Melonfish]

I've just been out for a walk to wake myself up (in work) and stumbled across these odd little yellow fruits.

they're part of the parks shrubs/hedges and have been trimmed right back to perhaps 1-2' tall, the little bushes were covered with these small golf ball sized yellow/golden fruits. they look similar to an apple in that they're rounded and have a skin similar to a pear. they smell a little of citrus.

i cut one in half to see what it was like on ths inside, it has very little flesh but a large seed pod in the middle filled with seeds very similar to pear/apple, same size and same brown colour.
the bush had no leaves left, however it did have small .5 to 1cm thorns covering it.

pics to follow tonight when i can upload from my phone.
does this ring a bell to anyone?

 

[Shewie]

Quince maybe ?

 

[al21]

Sounds like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaenomeles

Al

 

[Melonfish]

Oooh you know it may just be?
i'll get the pics up tonight for further conformation but what i'm reading online now it may just be a kind of quince.

 

[Toddy]

Sounds like it
Have a smell at one of them when it's warmed up a little. Mine have a lovely flowery scent. Gathered and put in a bowl they will scent the whole house
Tasty too.

cheers,
M

 

[JohnC]

I think we've one of these in the garden, always wondered what it was...

 

[motz]

How about this, the Trifoliate Orange?

http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=e...=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1584&bih=824

OOPS..just re-read your post, it's not the trifoliate orange that's got hellish thorns! Definatley Quinze, probably Chaenomeles x superba as you said it was in a park.

 

[calibanzwei]

No pics Pete? Id say quince too, tasty!

 

[locum76]

yup, japanese quince for sure.

 

[Melonfish]

aha piccy time, sorry SWMBO had a friend round last night so it would have been rude to sit on the pc all night

we all thinking quince then?

 

[calibanzwei]

Quince all the way

 

[al21]

Definitely Chaenomeles aka Japanese Quince or Flowering Quince. A different species to a true Quince http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quince

Still tasty in jellies etc with a higher vitamin C content than Oranges and other citrus fruits.

Al

 

[Melonfish]

Flowering quince would make sense what with it being planted on a business park
cheers
it is no longer a mystery

 

[Melonfish]

Flowering quince would make sense what with it being planted on a business park
cheers
it is no longer a mystery

 

[bigandy]

Which park were they in?might be worth a visit for jam!

 

[calibanzwei]

Apparently the business park used to be home to a steel or chemical works, now has semi's going past all the time - probably wouldn't want to eat

 

[bigandy]

in that case will stay clear! thanks.shame love a bit of free foraging on the way home

 

[Melonfish]

in that case will stay clear! thanks.shame love a bit of free foraging on the way home

yeah you and me both, nice find for interest but a real shame as there are a fair number growing round here but as i've told col, the site used to be a steel works and this area is full of chemical works. those two i found were outside a cement factory lol.
wouldn't want to eat anything round here

 

[Toddy]

They root very well from cuttings

cheers,
M