Variety profile
Quince ‚Cydora Robusta’
Cydonia oblonga · Rosaceae
Protected variety (plant breeders' rights)
- Ripening
- mittel
- Harvest
- Week 40 to 42
- Vigour
- mittel
- Origin
- Deutschland
- Introduced
- 2005
- Storage life
- 2 months
- Self-fertile
- Yes
- Use
- Einmachen, Saft, Backen
- Rootstock
- Quitte A, Quitte C
- Disease resistance
- Blattbraeune: hoch, Feuerbrand: hoch
About this variety
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A modern quince bred specifically for robustness. It shows a clearly better resistance against quince leaf blight and fire blight than older varieties, making it low-maintenance. ‚Cydora Robusta’ is self-fertile and yields early and regularly. The fruits are medium-sized, bright yellow, and easy to process.
Mildly spicy and clean in aroma. Ideal for jelly and juice if you want a healthy, uncomplicated quince for your home garden.
Care and diseases
Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.
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