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Mar 25, 2021 · Medieval Europeans were fanatical about a strange fruit that could only be eaten rotten. Then it was forgotten altogether. Why did they love it so much? And why did it disappear?
2 days ago · The medlar (Mespilus) belongs to the Rosaceae family. The common medlar (Mespilus germanica) is from southwest Asia and the northern coast of Turkey. My husband comes from this area and remembers having medlar trees in his garden as a child; they were called Musmula (the ‘s’ should have a cedilla). Stern's medlar (Mespilus canescens) was ...
Just a few centuries ago, the medlar was a well-known fruit tree that was commonly grown in Britain. Before the arrival of sugar, the fruit were considered a popular wintertime sweet treat, but they’ve fallen out of favour in recent centuries, perhaps owing to their ‘rotten’ appearance and their erstwhile nickname of ‘open-arse’ fruit.
In general, the medlar is a small, deciduous tree with an overhanging, almost round crown. The trunk is irregularly shaped. [7] The tree has a height between 1 and 6 m (3 + 1 ⁄ 2 and 19 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft), but can become significantly larger in culture. [8]
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.
Dec 27, 2013 · When so many fruit trees offer an abundance of pink and white blossom in spring, it's striking to find one that doesn't. 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 ...
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Nov 8, 2021 · Out of more than 100 different varieties of fruit trees grown in the Home Orchard Education Center Arboretum, one of our favorite cold season fruits to showcase comes from a striking tree, called: MEDLAR (Mespilus germanica) a member of the Rosaceae family. Most arboretum visitors have never heard of this unique fruit let alone eaten one. To ...
