Help ID this plant

[Ninjasquirrel]

Please post pics. Im dying to know what this thing is. I showed my SO and he said it looked like a mango too. But then i told him your locale and he was like "no way in..." Well. You get the idea

 

[lazy gardener]

I would not destroy the tree until you have a positive ID on the fruit. My SIL destroyed a gorgeous peach tree in his back yard last year, b/c he forgot what the tree was. It had the most gorgeous "juice drip down your elbows when you bite into it" peaches the previous fall when they bought the property.

 

[BreanneRN]

It might be a flowering Quince, and those fruit are what is called "Quince Apples". If so, it is a most beautiful and hardy plant and a shame to move it when it is well established and doing well. Beautiful flowers of a bright red pink in the Spring. Plant usually has thorns. You can make jelly out of the fruit, though I never have. It is a member of the apple family and can be used as a pollinater for apple trees that bloom at the same time. It is readily adaptable to pruning and a skilled pruner can have it looking beautiful in not too much time.

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[BreanneRN]

When ripe, the Quince apples will be yellow in color, but not much bigger than they are right now... This also comes in a tree version, with flower color more pink than red... It is an ancient plant, much valued by Greeks and Romans... https://www.treesofantiquity.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=25 2 places that I lived this plant has been one of the lone survivors in a neglected landscape... You should treasure it, if indeed that is what it is...

 

[Ridgerunner]

Looking at the leaves a quince isn't a bad guess. It's certainly possible. There are different varieties that can look a bit different.

If you wish you can send that photo to your county extension agent and ask for an ID. Or take in a fruit with enough limb to show bark and leaves. They should send it to your state land grant university or you can email Penn States's Department of Plant science directly. They should give you an ID.

I would not take that tree out until I identified it. You might have something really nice.

 

[Peaches Lee]

I'm really leaning towards quince. It did have flowers that were a red/pink color. It will have to be moved as it's growing under the porch and the porch is being replaced because it's unsafe. Hopefully transplanting will be okay. I'm not in any rush, just thought I'd start the guessing game...I'll definitely keep ya'll posted!

 

[Freisian]

I Am certain it’s a plum

 

[Freisian]

Or on second thoughts and closer look, yes a flowering Japanese’s quince

 

[Brucey1965]

Definitely Not pawpaw or mango, wrong fruit and leaf shape.

Cut it open and look for multiple seeds or single stone. If multiple seeds, it looks like an apple variety. If single stone it will be one of the Stone fruits.

Is the skin smooth or furry? What size are the fruits?

 

[BreanneRN]

I'm really leaning towards quince. It did have flowers that were a red/pink color. It will have to be moved as it's growing under the porch and the porch is being replaced because it's unsafe. Hopefully transplanting will be okay. I'm not in any rush, just thought I'd start the guessing game...I'll definitely keep ya'll posted!

If you must move it, wait until Fall/Winter to do it, like you would a rose bush...