Previous fruit tree variety   Compare fruit tree varieties  Next fruit tree variety

Champion quince trees

Pick: Mid-season    Flowering group: 2       Uses: Cookery 
  • Champion quince tree
  • Champion quince tree blossom

Champion is a popular quince, suitable for most of the drier areas of the UK. The spring blossom is particularly attractive.

Order now for delivery September 2013 onwards

Champion quince trees for sale

Mature height*Supplied asPrice**
inc. delivery		Quantity
required

Pot-grown fruit trees (Delivery start September 2013)

Large (3m - 3.5m)Half-standard premium - 12L pot - Quince A rootstock £45.00

Bare-root fruit trees (Deliveries start November 2013)

Large (3m - 3.5m)1-year - Bare-root - Quince A rootstock £32.00

**All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

Delivery period: Pot-grown trees can be delivered from September onwards. Bare-root trees can be delivered from mid-November onwards. Within those periods you can specify your preferred month of delivery during the checkout process. It is best to order as soon as you can to ensure items are reserved for you.

*Mature heights: Height shown is the approximate height of the tree when mature (after 5-10 years), not the height when supplied. See photos of trees as supplied. Actual mature heights may vary considerably dependent on your local conditions and training and pruning regime - see our Tree Height Calculator.

Fruit tree guarantee

Stock availability: Items showing as 'sold out' will probably be available again next season. Click here to be notified when we get more trees of this variety.



Summary features of Champion

Growing

Uses

Identification

  • Country of origin: United States
  • Period of origin: 1850 - 1899
  • Fruit colour: Green / Yellow
  • Blossom colour: Pink - light
  • Leaf colour: Green

Climate



Pollination guide for Champion

Champion is in flowering group 2. Champion is partially self-fertile, but fruiting will be improved if there is a compatible tree of a different variety nearby.

Important: advice about pollination



How to grow Champion quince trees

Champion prefers a dry location with a southern aspect - but is more tolerant of wetter conditions than other quinces.

Although considered self-fertile, in practice cropping is improved if there is a compatible pollinator - try planting Meech's Prolific or Serbian Gold nearby.



Varieties with similar picking times to Champion

<== Pick slightly earlierAbout the same timePick slightly later ==>
Vranja

Meech's Prolific
Serbian Gold



Historical details

United States, 1870s.



Botanical name

Cydonia oblonga Champion




See this page on your smartphone

QR code for Champion quince trees for sale

Scan the QR code with your smartphone's camera to quickly view this page on your smartphone. Find out more about QR codes here.