medlar tree

[john12345]

Originally Posted by nightshade

does anyone remember the medlar fruit, we always looked out for them as children usually in old overgrown or abandoned gardens, the superb sweet paste from what appeared to be a small rotten apple

Lots of interest at the moment with the Medlar - You maybe interested in this article about the heritage fruit on a website called old varieties

[nightshade]

My medlar suffered a lot of vandalism and very nearly got dug out, a case of mistaken identity, it is sprouting and leafing up nicely and should soon get back to its bletting self.

[The Woodman]

Was admiring one in my friends garden yesterday. The petals are dropping and the fruits are set.

[Ygdrasil]

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[bigdave60dog]

I grew up in Rural Warwickshire, I don`t remember ever seeing a Medlar in that county. Friends from the South west used to rave about them.
Dave

[hectorD]

Originally Posted by nightshade

does anyone remember the medlar fruit, we always looked out for them as children usually in old overgrown or abandoned gardens, the superb sweet paste from what appeared to be a small rotten apple

We have planted two "Nottingham" Medlars, purchased at a local garden centre (Lincolnshire) over the past four years. Both trees are doing well, and producing good sized fruit this year, haven't tried eating them, but the ornamental quality of both trees and fruit is superb. Also growing several varieties of crab apple and other fruit and ornamental trees including quince.

[Jim Ford]

Last week I saw a large medlar in the garden of a house in Dunwich, Suffolk - in the same garden as the large fig tree that overhangs the path. The fruit were larger than I've previously seen on medlars.

It also seems a bad year for figs. The ones on the fig tree didn't look as though they'll ripen this year. I've seen a good crop on this tree previously.

Jim

[Dorts]

Originally Posted by Jim Ford

Last week I saw a large medlar in the garden of a house in Dunwich, Suffolk - in the same garden as the large fig tree that overhangs the path. The fruit were larger than I've previously seen on medlars.

It also seems a bad year for figs. The ones on the fig tree didn't look as though they'll ripen this year. I've seen a good crop on this tree previously.
Jim

It's the figs that have appeared over the last couple of months that will be ready for eating next year. But if we have a hard winter, and a poor summer, figs can be in very short supply, as is the case this year due to last winter.

Only in very warm and sheltered places can fig appear and ripen in the same year in Britain.
Dorts.

[Dorts]

Originally Posted by Jim Ford

Last week I saw a large medlar in the garden of a house in Dunwich, Suffolk - in the same garden as the large fig tree that overhangs the path. The fruit were larger than I've previously seen on medlars.

It also seems a bad year for figs. The ones on the fig tree didn't look as though they'll ripen this year. I've seen a good crop on this tree previously.
Jim

It's the figs that have appeared over the last couple of months that will be ready for eating next year.
But if we have a hard winter, and a poor summer, figs can be in very short supply, as is the case this year due to last winter.

Only in very warm and sheltered places can fig appear and ripen in the same year in Britain.
Dorts.

[basquesteve]

Originally Posted by nightshade

Unfortunately I cannot post photos on this site (still) but my Medlar is in leaf at the moment. The leaves on mine are longer and slightly narrower with obvious ribs, the flower in your photo does look just like the flowers I get now the fruits are allowed to go soft and brown on the tree before picking, an aquired taste but very nice

Its a dead ringer for a Quince but it must have fruited by now which is proof of "its" pudding