I’m truly struggling here….and I know why! The elegant quince blossom is cupped towards the sky…and each and every flower is taller than me! (So I had to hold the branch down with one hand….). I so, so love the quinces in flower – I think because the trees aren’t smothered in blossom, but interspersed with fresh green leaves (see my earlier posts on ‘spot flowers’). They’re understated and so very beautiful.
We really have a problem producing an actual quince here – we can get quite humid during the summer, and if its a wet season there’s virtually no chance. Then there are the sulphur crested cockatoos….and the fruit fly! But this year I’ve pruned hard, so we should be able to get a net over the trees and I’ve been SUCH a good girl and got my fruit fly traps out already (well, the male ones anyway). So maybe, just maybe, we might get a few good fruit….