Flowering Quince or Japonica
Latin Name : Chaenomeles japonica.
One of the earliest flowering shrubs to brighten things up at the beginning of the year – and all the more unusual for being red. Thorny twigs so watch out, and quite large yellow fruit later on called ‘Quince’.
A nice close up of the red flowers
Foliage starting to develop after flowering is reducing
The ‘Quince’ fruit with the thorns on the bare branched clearly evident
A white flowering variety
A pink flowering variety