Iwai Nishiki Flowering Quince - Chaenomeles - Also Bonsai

by Hirts: Quince

Product Features

• Spectacular spring display of double camellia-like flowers of the deepest red color
• The most striking quince ever seen
• A low spreading form with exotic appeal
• Hardy in zones 5-9
• The plant you will receive is growing in a 4" pot

Product Description

QUINCE: Flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa or Japonica) is an old-fashioned deciduous shrub that American farmers of the 1800s often grew on their homesteads for its beauty and sometimes for a little bit of fruit. It's a bit of a mystery why farmers chose to grow this plant, as it does not produce large amounts of quality fruit--it is thought perhaps they simply loved the beauty of its early spring flowers.

'Iwai-Nishiki' Flowering Quince - Chaenomeles spec 'Toyo-Nishiki'

'Iwai-Nishiki'

(C. speciosa) A spectacular spring display of double camellia-like flowers of the deepest red color. The most striking quince ever seen. A low spreading form with exotic appeal. Great, hardy shrub outdoors.

Also a Fantastic bonsai!

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000PWO05Y
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,260 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Quince bonsai, August 15, 2010

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Fantasy Reviewer "Phong" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Iwai Nishiki Flowering Quince - Chaenomeles - Also Bonsai

This product was poorly shipped. I hope that it will survive, otherwise I wasted my money. Hirt's Garden sent a small plant made from a cutting to me by US mail which arrived about 4 or 5 days after being ordered, which is reasonable. The box it was shipped in was bent in half and my thinking was that as long as the trunk was not broken, it should still be okay. My gripe is that the plant was shipped packed in styrofoam peanuts in a small container with very little soil. The plant had out grown its container which is a typical occurrence with nursery stock, but this allowed its roots to dry out. Then if that was not bad enough, Hirt's Garden only covered the base of the plant with what I assumed was moistened moss and held it in place by some masking tape, which by the time I received it was all shrivelled up. I think it would have been better if they at least tied the bottom half with a plastic bag so that moisture could have been retained during the 4-5 day shipping duration. Needless to say, I received a plant that was dehydrated and had crispy leaves that fell off at the slightest touch. I washed off the old soil, detangled the roots and thoroughly sprayed and soaked the dehydrated plant, and finally repotted it. Hopefully it starts to show some signs of recovery. This was my first time ordering a plant online, and most likely will be my last time ordering from Hirt's.

Update: 10/2010

Since my last review, my efforts paid off and the plant is growing well. It has sprouted very nice foliage. Don't know if this shipping method is common practice among on-line plant retailers, but I would advise to order the plant either in the fall or the spring when temperatures are not too hot or too cold.