Origin in Hillsboro, Oregon by Charles Rich. Introduced in 1948. Parentage unkown; selected about 1940. Tree: uniform shape; less subject to dry rot than other varieties. - Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit and Nut Varieties.NCGR clone obtained from Forest Farm in Williams, Oregon in 1999. Forest Farm received from Motz and Son Nursery, in Portland, Oregon. -- R. Pragg, 2005.
SSR fingerprint data indicates that 'Rich' is a synonym for 'Portugal' or 'Gamboa' quince. -- Bassil et al. 2011. Quince genetic relationships determined using microsatellite markers. Acta Hortic. 909:75-83.