A bright and zingy addition to the spring garden chaenomeles x superba 39elly mossel39 erupts with vibrant scarlet red flowers just as the leaves emerge in march these pretty blossoms are followed by green apple45like fruits which turn golden as autumn approaches and have a delicate sweet aroma although unpalatable raw the fruits of japanese quince are tasty when cooked and make a delicious jam this flowering quince forms a neat rounded shrub which works wonderfully in mixed borde