Cydonia oblonga, 'Meech's Prolific' Quince Cultivar Group_Lactiflora founder of the Canadian Peony

founder of the Canadian Peony Society

Plant size: Grafted shrub

Field grown

In his book

The stems died back for several seasons

Cydonia oblonga, 'Meech's Prolific' Quince Cultivar Group_Lactiflora founder of the Canadian PeonyCydonia oblonga Variety description: For a description of the heirloom quince cultivar we quote from U. P. Hedrick's Cyclopedia of Hardy Fruits, published in 1922: " 'Meech' seems to have been in cultivation in Vineland, New Jersey, about the middle of the nineteenth century. It was not introduced until some years later, when, coming into the hands of Rev. W. W. Meech, it was disseminated in 1883. Tree very vigorous, hardy, productive and