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Chaenomeles is a genus of three species of deciduous spiny shrubs 1-3 m tall in the family Rosaceae, native to eastern Asia in Japan, China and Korea. They are related to the Quince (Cydonia oblonga) and the Chinese Quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis), differing in the serrated leaves, and in the flowers having deciduous sepals and styles connate at the base.

The leaves are alternately arranged, simple, and with a serrated margin. The flowers are 3-4.5 cm diameter, with five petals, and are usually bright orange-red, but can be white or pink; flowering is in late winter or early spring. The fruitIn botany, a fruit is the ripened ovary, together with its seeds, of a flowering plant. In cuisine, when discussing fruit as food, the term usually refers to just those plant fruits that are sweet and fleshy, examples of which would be plum, apple, and or is a pomeIn botany, a pome (after the French name for an apple, pomme is a type of fruit, produced by flowering plants in the subfamily Maloideae of the family Rosaceae. A pome is an accessory fruit composed of five or more carpels in which the exocarp forms an in with five carpels; it is ripe in late autumn.

C. cathayensis is native to western China, and has the largest fruit of the genus, pearPyrus calleryana P. communis P. pyrifolia P. ussuriensis et al Pears are trees of the genus Pyrus and the edible fruit of that tree. The pear is one of the most important fruits of temperate regions. Pear trees require chilling to produce fruit. Pear tree-shaped, 10-15 cm long and 6-9 cm wide. The flowers are usually white or pink. The leaves are 7-14 cm long.

C. japonica (Maule's Quince or Japanese Quince) is native to Japan, and has small fruit, appleMalus domestica Malus sieversii Apple is the fruit ( pome) of the genus Malus belonging to the family Rosaceae, and is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. Table apples are of the species M. domestica or hybrids of it. Botanical origins Kazakhst-shaped, 3-4 cm diameter. The flowers are usually red, but can be white or pink. The leaves are 3-5 cm long.

C. speciosa (Chinese Flowering Quince) is native to China and Korea, and has apple-shaped fruit 5-6 cm diameter. The flowers are red. The leaves are 4-7 cm long.

Four named hybridThis article is about a biological term. See hybrid (disambiguation) for other meanings. In biology, hybrid has two meanings. The first meaning is either the offspring of two different species, or of two different genera. The second meaning of "hybrid" iss have been bred in gardens. The commonest is C. x superba, hybrid C. speciosa x C. japonica, while C. x vilmoriniana is a hybrid C. speciosa x C. cathayensis, and C. x clarkiana is a hybrid C. japonica x C. cathayensis. The hybrid C. x californica is a tri-species hybrid C. x superba x C. cathayensis. Numerous named cultivarA cultivar is a cultivated variety of a plant species. Modern cultivars are often, but not necessarily, hybrids between species; they may equally well represent particularly desirable selections from populations of a single species. Cultivars generally ars of all of these hybrids are available in the horticulturalThe Latin words hortus ( garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. Horticulture is, however, much more. Horticulturists work in plant propagation, crop production, plant trade.