On 16/1/08 15:44, in article
, "Des
Higgins" wrote:

On Jan 16, 2:04 pm, Sacha wrote:
That mystery plant with very small pumpkin like fruits now has small red
flowers on it, apparently. Another failed attempt has been made to contact
the owners by knocking on their door. My friend tells me that the leaves
are 'hawthorn-ish'. She's going to knock on the door and leave a note next
time! It's certainly sounding more and more like some from of Chaenomeles.


Quince? Related to Chaenomeles or same as?

Des

I've mentioned Chaenomeles (Japanese quince) because this shrub has small
fruits and when I first raised the subject here and posted photos, most
people seemed to be thinking in terms of a Chaenomeles. Cydonia is the true
quince, with lovely big fruits, larger than pears but rather a knobbly pear
shape. The fruits of our mystery plant are too small.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'