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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.
In autumn, the decorative leaves turn an autumnal orange. After the leaves emerge in spring, white and pink flowers bloom at the tips of the short twigs between May and June. The medlar flower looks similar to apple blossoms, but its petals are larger with a diameter of three to five centimetres.
Compared to other fruit trees in the European latitudes, the medlar flowers very late (May or June). [8] The flowers are hermaphrodite and pollinated by bees. [5] Normally, self-pollination occurs in this plant. [7] The flower then develops flattened, reddish-brown, hairy fruits with juicy flesh. [8]
The fruits should be picked from late October to November, ideally after a hard frost, and stored somewhere cool for a few weeks to allow them to blet. This is a softening process in which the fruit’s starches are converted into sugars, and the acids and tannins decrease.
2 days ago · How to Plant Medlars. Dig a hole about 75cm x 75cm x 75cm, (or about twice the size of the root ball, see the video below), and add compost and a hand full of general fertiliser to the soil that you have dug out.
A wide spreading small tree, medlar, Mespilus germanica, is grown for its large, russet-brown unusual-shaped fruit, which is commonly used to make jams and jellies. The fruit is an acquired taste – tart if eaten raw but if allowed to become so ripe that it has started to decay, the flavour is similar to toffee apples.
Sow and Plant. Prepare a large hole by breaking up the soil and adding plenty of well-rotted organic matter. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalised calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Notes. Stake trees for the first 3-4 years. Healthy medlar trees will bear for decades. Harvesting
