Quince flower removal.

[Mike Corazzi]

Most sites I read say to remove flowers once spent.
Does that mean yank them off or just flick them off?
My white quince flowers come off easy but the red ones hang on for dear life.
Should they be PULLED off? Green base and all?

 

[Maiden69]

I nip them with my nails on the chojubais when I don't have scissors with my. I keep a set of this scissors near by.

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

We remove these the same way that azalea flowers are removed. Twist slightly while digging in fingernails. Or just twist, depending on type stem.

cheers
DSD sends

 

[Shibui]

No point just flicking off the spent petals and leaving the developing seed capsule so, yes, you do need to snip or pull the whole spent flower.
Very few quince flowers get pollinated here so I just let them fall naturally and only bother snipping off any that I notice swelling indicating seeds developing.

 

[Paradox]

I use a fine pair of scissors to snip spent flowers off