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Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles sp.) is a commonly used extremely tough landscape plant - I'm not surprised you saw it at a rest stop. There are numerous named clones in colors ranging from white to pink to red (to all three on one plant) to a peachy orange called 'Cameo'.
This is par for the course performance - a warm snap in winter, and it busts into bloom.