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1. www.rhs.org.uk › fruit › medlarsHow to grow medlars / RHS - RHS Gardening

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   Medlar trees (Mespilus germanica) are easy to grow, productive, generally problem-free and need little pruning. They produce large white flowers in late spring, followed by small rounded fruits (about 5cm/2in across) for picking in autumn, and fiery-tinted autumn foliage.

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3. www.rhs.org.uk › fascinating-facts-medlarsGYO fascinating facts: medlars / RHS - RHS Gardening

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   Like quinces and apples, the medlar belongs to the rose family, and they are an excellent fruit tree to grow, particularly in smaller gardens. Reaching 4-6 metres in height and with a spread of about 6 metres, they are attractive ornamentals with pretty blossom, stunning autumn colour and unusual fruit.

4. dengarden.com › What-is-a-MedlarWhat Is a Medlar Fruit (Musmula) & Where Do They Come From?

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   2 days ago · The medlar fruit is a pome (after the Latin word for fruit: pōmum), the type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the subfamily Maloideae of the family Rosaceae. The best-known example of a pome is the apple, but other pomes are cotoneaster, hawthorn, loquat, medlar, pear, pyracantha, toyon, quince, rowan, and whitebeam.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mespilus_germanicaMespilus germanica - Wikipedia

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   Medlar flowers are 2–5 cm (3 ⁄ 4 –2 in) in diameter, have a short stalk and are terminal and single on short side shoots. They have five elongated, narrow sepals and five free, white or pale pink petals. [6] Compared to other fruit trees in the European latitudes, the medlar flowers very late (May or June). [8]

6. gardender.com › medlarMedlar: Everything About Varieties, Plants And Care - Gardender

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   Jun 16, 2021 · Table of Contents. Medlar: flower, origin, and characteristics. The most popular medlar varieties. Plant medlar. Loquat care: what to look out for. Fertilize and water medlar. Cut medlar. Is the medlar hardy? Propagate medlar. Medlar: harvest and use. The medlar belongs to the family of pome fruits ( Pyrinae ) in the rose family (Rosaceae).

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7. www.thebigplantnursery.com › blog › what-is-a-medlarWhat is a Medlar? - The Big Plant Nursery

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   Sep 6, 2023 · Medlars ( Mespilus germanica) are closely related to apples and are easy to grow, productive, generally problem-free and need little pruning. They are attractive trees, producing large white flowers in late spring, followed by small rounded fruits (about 5cm/2in across) for picking in autumn, and fiery-tinted autumn foliage.

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   What is a medlar tree?

   • Like quinces and apples, the medlar belongs to the rose family, and they are an excellent fruit tree to grow, particularly in smaller gardens. Reaching 4-6 metres in height and with a spread of about 6 metres, they are attractive ornamentals with pretty blossom, stunning autumn colour and unusual fruit.

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   What does medlar stand for?

   • For other uses, see Medlar (disambiguation). Mespilus germanica, known as the medlar or common medlar, is a large shrub or small tree in the rose family Rosaceae. The fruit of this tree, also called medlar, has been cultivated since Roman times, is usually available in winter and eaten when bletted. [ 2 ]

   Mespilus germanica - Wikipedia

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   Can medlar trees grow from seed?

   • It is also possible to grow medlars from seed, particularly the common medlar, Mespilus germanica, but they can be slow to germinate and grow. Seeds from named varieties may produce variable results – often larger trees with lower quality fruit than the parent plant. Prune young medlar trees as you would apple and pear trees.

   How to grow medlars / RHS - RHS Gardening

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   Can you buy medlar fruit?

   • Medlar fruits are very rarely available to buy, although you may sometimes find medlar jelly, so the best way to enjoy these unusual fruits is to grow your own. The common medlar (Mespilus germanica) forms a large, broad tree up to 8m tall and wide, best suited to medium to large gardens.

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   What does a medlar flower look like?

   • The medlar flower looks similar to apple blossoms, but its petals are larger with a diameter of three to five centimetres. The medlar is self-pollinating and over the summer, round, hard, four centimetre fruits form from the flowers. The withered sepals cluster together like a crown at the end of the fruit.

   Medlar: planting & propagating Mespilus germanica - Plantura

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   How many petals does a medlar tree have?

   • Medlar flowers are 2–5 cm (3⁄4 –2 in) in diameter, have a short stalk and are terminal and single on short side shoots. They have five elongated, narrow sepals and five free, white or pale pink petals. [ 6 ] Compared to other fruit trees in the European latitudes, the medlar flowers very late (May or June). [ 8 ]

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9. www.plantura.garden › uk › fruitsMedlar: planting & propagating Mespilus germanica - Plantura

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   How to grow medlar? How do you care for common medlar properly? Are medlar trees hardy? Find out all this and more in our article on Mespilus germanica.