Chaenomeles speciosa

Chaenomeles speciosa, flowering quince, Rosaceae, deciduous shrub, edible fruit, red flowers, Vancouver, thorny, fruit used in traditional chinese medicine,  fruit is a fragrant yellowish-green, hard pome, native to eastern Asia, can be used as an informal low hedge, this specimen is growing out the top of a boxwood hedge, twining, dense habit, showy flowers, zone 4-8, 1.5-2.5m x 1.5-2.5m, full sun part shade, thorns, tolerates drought and clay soils, prefers well drained loam, prune as needed in spring after flowering this will reduce fruit production,