Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. www.countrylife.co.uk › food-drink › curiousCurious Questions: The mystery of the medlar, the British ...

   www.countrylife.co.uk › food-drink › curious

   • Cached

   Apr 22, 2023 · Their late arrival made medlars a welcome source of fresh fruit just at the time when the stocks of summer and autumnal fruits were disappearing. They even found their way onto the Christmas table; ‘no Christmas dessert’, a correspondent to the Gardeners’ Chronicle in 1942 declared, ‘is complete without a medlar – in good condition’.

   • Author: Martin Fone

   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 

2. www.bbc.com › future › articleThe forgotten medieval fruit with a vulgar name - BBC

   www.bbc.com › future › article

   Mar 25, 2021 · Medlar jam was a popular Christmas gift in the late 19th century (Credit: Alamy) The process is known as "bletting", a word made-up by a botanist who noticed there wasn't one in 1839.

3. www.rhs.org.uk › advice › grow-your-ownGYO fascinating facts: medlars / RHS - RHS Gardening

   www.rhs.org.uk › advice › grow-your-own

   • Cached

   Medlars may have been cultivated up to 3,000 years ago in parts of south-west Asia and southeastern Europe. The Greek naturalist and philosopher Theophrastus wrote about them in 300BC, and it is thought that they were introduced to Britain during the Roman period.

4. Videos

   • 

     0:59

     youtube.com

     What Does Medlar Fruit Look Like? A Close-Up Look #wildfood #tree

     4 Oct 2024

     10 views

   • 

     farmandanimals.com

     How To Grow A Medlar Tree {A Comprehensive Guide} — Farm & Animals

     2 Jun 2022

   • 

     dengarden.com

     How to Plant and Grow Medlars

     11 Nov 2010

   View all

5. arboretumfoundation.org › 2019/09/26 › medlarMedlar: Strange Fruit of the Ancients - Arboretum Foundation

   arboretumfoundation.org › 2019/09/26 › medlar

   • Cached

   Sep 26, 2019 · Medlar’s popularity revived in England during the Victorian era, when affluent households used it to create jellies and liquors for Christmas time. In recent years, medlar has been making a quiet comeback among foodies interested in forgotten or unusual fruits.

   • 
   • 
   • 
   • 

6. www.metmuseum.org › articles › medieval-gardenThe Medieval Garden Enclosed —Rotten-ripe: The Medlar Goes Soft

   www.metmuseum.org › articles › medieval-garden

   • Cached

   Nov 14, 2008 · Medlars begin to bear at an early age, and the three small medlar trees planted below the east wall of Bonnefont Cloister Garden three years ago now boast a few dozen fruits. The kind grown here is 'Nottingham,' reputed to be the tastiest of several available cultivars.

7. www.stivesorchard.co.uk › medlarsMedlars (Mespilus germanica) - St Ives Community Orchard CIC

   www.stivesorchard.co.uk › medlars

   • Cached

   Medlars may have been cultivated aprox 3,000 years ago in parts of south-west Asia and southeastern Europe. The Greek naturalist and philosopher Theophrastus wrote about them in 300BC, and it is thought that they were introduced to Britain during the Roman period.

8. People also ask

   Where did medlars come from?

   • (We can thank Chaucer for that.) Medlars may have been cultivated up to 3,000 years ago in parts of south-west Asia and southeastern Europe. The Greek naturalist and philosopher Theophrastus wrote about them in 300BC, and it is thought that they were introduced to Britain during the Roman period.

   GYO fascinating facts: medlars / RHS - RHS Gardening

   www.rhs.org.uk/advice/grow-your-own/features/fascinating-facts-medlars

   See all results for this question

   Where did medlar trees come from?

   • Of Middle Eastern origin, medlars were introduced to Western Europe by the Romans, reaching Britain by at least the second century AD, as medlar ‘stones’ found at Silchester reveal. Charlemagne was so enamoured with them that they were included in a list of fruit trees that were mandatory to be planted in all the gardens of his estate.

   Curious Questions: The mystery of the medlar, the British fruit once as

   www.countrylife.co.uk/food-drink/curious-questions-the-mystery-of-the-medlar-the-british-fruit-once-as-common-as-the-apple-thats-almost-disappeared-in-the-space-of-50-years-254626

   See all results for this question

   When did medlar trees become popular?

   • By the 17 th century medlars were firmly established as part of the English landscape, as common a sight as apple and pear trees, their fruit grown for domestic and commercial consumption.

   Curious Questions: The mystery of the medlar, the British fruit once as

   www.countrylife.co.uk/food-drink/curious-questions-the-mystery-of-the-medlar-the-british-fruit-once-as-common-as-the-apple-thats-almost-disappeared-in-the-space-of-50-years-254626

   See all results for this question

   When does a medlar flower?

   • A member of the Rosaceae or rose family, deciduous and more like a shrub than a tree, the medlar flowers later than most other British fruit trees, usually in May or June. Its white-petalled flowers self-pollinate to produce, in October or November, flattened, reddish-brown, hairy fruits with a juicy, edible flesh.

   Curious Questions: The mystery of the medlar, the British fruit once as

   www.countrylife.co.uk/food-drink/curious-questions-the-mystery-of-the-medlar-the-british-fruit-once-as-common-as-the-apple-thats-almost-disappeared-in-the-space-of-50-years-254626

   See all results for this question

   Why are medlar trees not widely grown?

   • The medlar tree (Mespilus germanica) may not foam with flowers, but the large individual white blooms, against long glossy leaves, are very handsome. So why isn't it widely grown? Well, not many trees have a greater image problem. First, its tomato-sized, golden-green fruit usually have to soften and go brown before you can eat them.

   In Praise of Medlars - Get the Most from these Delicious Fruit - Grow…

   www.growveg.com/guides/in-praise-of-medlars-get-the-most-from-these-delicious-fruit/

   See all results for this question

   What is a medlar tree?

   • "Medlar" and "open-arse" can be used to refer to both the fruit and the shrub-like tree on which it's grown, Mespilus germanica – a close relative of roses, crab apples, and quinces.

   The forgotten medieval fruit with a vulgar name - BBC

   www.bbc.com/future/article/20210325-the-strange-medieval-fruit-the-world-forgot

   See all results for this question

9. www.growveg.com › guides › in-praise-of-medlars-getIn Praise of Medlars - Get the Most from these Delicious Fruit

   www.growveg.com › guides › in-praise-of-medlars-get

   • Cached

   Dec 27, 2013 · The medlar can be grown as a bush on a dwarfing rootstock, but as a tree it has a lovely spreading, almost weeping habit and works as a half-standard (3.6-4.5m (12-15 ft) high) in a bed or, being so ornamental, as a specimen tree in a lawn. At Grimsthorpe Castle in Lincolnshire, UK, they've even topiarised theirs.