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Fruit of the quince selection Pigwa S-2 from Skierniewice, Poland, growing at the USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Corvallis, Oregon. This variety was developed as a dwarfing rootstock for pears and may be more cold hardy than other quince rootstocks.