Gutuiul Japonez este un arbust de talie joasa..ina in 2-3 m. Are de obicei flori foarte aspectuoase de variate culori, rosu, portotcaliu ,roz , galben, alb , crem, si combinatii ale acestora.
Florile sint in general simple, exista insa si varietati cu flori duble. Acest arbust i infloreste in general cam pe cind ii dau si frunzele, dar exista si varietati care fac flori inaintea frunzelor.
Florile sint si ele variate de la foarte mici 1.5 cm... la mari 4-5cm..
Se preteaza si ca bonsai si exista grupuri dedicate de hibridizare care incearca sa creeze forme mai exotice.
Exista si varietati care au mai multe culori ale florilor pe aceeasi planta sau chiar in acelasi manunchi de flori.
Iata o scurta lista a varietatilor disponibile:
* Chaenomeles 'Cameo' - flori de culoarea piersicei.
* Chaenomeles cathayensis - Rezistent pina in zona climatica 6, cu flori roz sau albe
* Chaenomeles 'Hime' - Flori rosu intens with antere galbene
* Chaenomeles 'Iwai Nishiki' - has 2
inch, bright red double-flowered blooms that form in clusters.
* Chaenomeles 'Kurokoji' - the
cultivar with the darkest red flowers, almost like velvet.
* Chaenomeles japonica (also called
C.maulei): Maul's flowering quince, Japanese flowering quince, Japanese quince - a very popular bonsai, the original varieties have red, salmon or orange flowers. Grows to three feet tall. Hardy in zones 5-8.
* Chaenomeles japonica 'Chojubai':
Chojubai quince.
* Chaenomeles 'Orange Delight' - This
cultivar, with its orange flowers, pale leaves and low-growing habit, is a sure-fire fruit former.
* Chaenomeles 'O Yashima' - forms huge fruit.
* Chaenomeles speciosa (also called C. lagenaria) - These plants have shiny, toothed oval leaves which stay green well into autumn, and will grow up to six feet. Zones 5-8.
* Chaenomeles speciosa 'Nivalis':
white flowering quince.
* Chaenomeles speciosa 'Rosea Plena'.
* Chaenomeles speciosa 'Toyo Nishiki' - Its outstanding feature is that it may bear red, white and pink flowers all on the same plant. Not all plants bear red flowers, and a plant may not have red flowers every spring. Murata claims that only plants of 50 years or older have red flowers. This would not explain lack of red flowers on a previously red plant. Strangely, grafts and cuttings made from old plants usually
don't have red flowers for a few years.
* Chaenomeles x superba - a hybrid
between C. lagenaria and C. japonica.
* Chaenomeles x superba 'Corallina' -
Red/orange flowers.
* Chaenomeles x superba 'Crimson and
Gold'.
* Chaenomeles x superba 'Etna' -
vermillion flowers.
* Chaenomeles x superba 'Incendie'.
* Chaenomeles x superba 'Pink Lady' -
rose pink flowers.
* Chaenomeles Toyo-Nishiki'
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se poate :?: :mrgreen:
....nu am gasit. 
