Van Dieman
Cydonia oblonga
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Description
Quince 'Van Dieman' (Cydonia oblonga) is the same heritage cultivar correctly spelled 'Van Deman' — Luther Burbank's early-1890s American selection named for Dr H.E. Van Deman. It is a famously reliable cropper, producing large, yellow, highly attractive fruit that ripen in autumn and fill the kitchen with perfume. The pale flesh has a good spicy flavour, excellent for adding fragrance and piquancy to preserves, sauces, jellies and slow-cooked dishes. Trees are hardier than most quince cultivars, heavy-bearing and fully self-fertile, usually cropping around four years after planting. Plant in a sunny spot, prune only lightly in winter (flowers are borne on the current season's growth), and pick the fruit in autumn for cooking. A proven, hardy variety for NZ home orchards; catalogue titles spelling it 'Van Dieman' should be corrected to 'Van Deman'.
Characteristics
Fruit Size
Large
Skin Colour
Bright yellow-orange
Flesh Texture
Unknown
Harvest Timing (NZ)
Early
Storage Life
Unknown
Pollination Group / Partners
Self-fertile
Notes
Listed as 'Van Dieman'; correct cultivar spelling is 'Van Deman' (Dr H.E. Van Deman). Pink spring blossom; multi-branched tree habit; deciduous green foliage. Burbank heritage selection, early 1890s; early-ripening, heavy-bearing, hardier than most. Reliable cropper ripe in autumn; excellent for fragrance and piquancy in preserves and sauces. Self-fertile; usually crops about 4 years after planting. Hardy in a sunny spot; prune lightly.
Fruit Use
Culinary
Flavour Profile
Spicy, aromatic
Country Availability
Known to be available in 1 country