Thanks for the vote of confidence Jack. As far as prairie rose that is a common name and when I was studing plant taxonomy one of the first things I learned was not to always trust a common name. Many flowers resemble each other and sometimes it takes close inspection to differentiate. Look for amost tastless fruits on the plant in the fall. Also a prairie rose will have thorns like a domestic rose while the quince will have straight spines. Just going by the picture I will stick my neck out an stick with quince. Old timers used to call them roses as well. It's a beautiful plant that can be used as a hedge row with great success. I wouldn't walk through it. LOL

Thanks for the vote of confidence Jack. As far as prairie rose that is a common name and when I was studing plant taxonomy one of the first things I learned was not to always trust a common name. Many flowers resemble each other and sometimes it takes close inspection to differentiate. Look for amost tastless fruits on the plant in the fall. Also a prairie rose will have thorns like a domestic rose while the quince will have straight spines. Just going by the picture I will stick my neck out an stick with quince. Old timers used to call them roses as well. It's a beautiful plant that can be used as a hedge row with great success. I wouldn't walk through it. LOL