Stats

Lifespan: 30-50 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate woodland
Range: Western Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

The quince is a small deciduous tree in the rose family that produces golden-yellow, pear-shaped fruit too astringent to eat raw but richly fragrant when cooked into jams and pastes. Often considered the original 'golden apple' of Greek mythology, it was one of the earliest fruits cultivated in the ancient world.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Cydonia
Species: Cydonia oblonga