Our Variety Assessment

Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.

Muskatnaja suits growers interested in exceptionally aromatic quinces, in a sunny position where the fruit can ripen fully. We recommend it for versatility: its musky, spicy fragrance is excellent in cooked recipes, while the flesh can be tasted raw in very thin slices. Its main limitation is that fresh-eating quality depends heavily on complete ripeness.

Muskatnaja

Price range: 18,00 € through 28,00 €

While all quinces are best used in the kitchen, Muskatnaja is unusual in that it can also be eaten raw.

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1 year old grafted tree – approx. 1–2 m

Half-standard – 1 to 1.5 m stem

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SKU: 3521 Category: Quince trees

Description

The potent spicy flavours of all quinces are best tamed by cooking, however Muskatnaja is unusual in that it can also be eaten raw. Even so, don’t try to eat it like an apple – it is best to slice the flesh thinly and taste a slice at a time, or add the slices to a fresh fruit salad.

Variety characteristics

Variety origin

Variety of Eastern European or Caucasian origin, exact origin date not found. It is best known for its very aromatic fruits, sometimes edible raw when fully ripe.

Origin

USDA zone

Flowering

Harvest period

Eating / keeping period

1-2 months

Use

Cooking, Fresh eating