Docynia indica
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −12.2 °C
Cultivation
Requires a well-drained soil in a sunny position. This species is only hardy in the milder areas of Britain, tolerating temperatures down to about -5 to -10°c. There is some doubt as to whether this species is distinct from D. delavayi. This genus is closely related to the quince, Cydonia oblonga.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Edible uses
Fruit.
Material uses
Wood - hard, close and even grained.
Habitat
Open places to elevations of 2000 metres in Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan.
Native range
E. Asia - China to the Himalayas.