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Kay Easton writes:
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| I've done some googling!
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| Quince - both the hedging and the fruit - seems to be popular in SA!
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| The following - from
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| http://www.agroforestry.co.uk/ansample.html
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| suggests that they don't ripen properly in the UK, and this may be the
| cause of the different views of Nick and Franz:

Yes. I hinted at the ripening aspect when I said some of the
differences could be due to the climatic differences; quinces are
like medlars and several other Mediterranean fruit in not finding
our "summers" adequate.

The aspect that makes me suspect a varietal difference is the
growth pattern.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.