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A tree that has been grown in the field and then lifted out of the ground when dormant. Available from November to March. The roots are more open and the direct contact with the soil encourages them to settle in and establish more readily.
These are 2yr old trees that have been grown 1yr in the field and the second in a pot. Container trees can be planted at any time of the year but establish best when planted during the autumn and need to be watered well during the first summer.
Medlar trees are an attractive, unusual variety of fruit. The small fruits can be eaten when fully ripe from October onwards. When picked, the fruit should be stored in sawdust in stone jars until soft. The flesh will turn brown, soft and sweet.
Best eaten with wine, port and cheese, or made into excellent jelly. Large, pretty, pure white flowers in spring. Large leathery leaves turn to a lovely russet-copper colour in autumn. Medlar trees are bushy and hardy.
‘Quiets the heated stomach’. This old saying has been scientifically supported by findings that show pectin’s, sugars, tannins and gums in medlars to be ideal combination for easing digestion.
Medlar
Small, semi-weeping, flat topped tree. Eat russet fruits when fully ripe. Large white flowers, large hairy leaves.
Large fruits for eating or cooking. Handsome foliage turns to copper in the autumn, pure white flowers in spring.
Smaller than Nottingham, better flavoured and is one of the few to be taken seriously for fresh eating. Self fertile.
A semi dwarf medlar. Hardy and disease resistant. Delicious medlars for eating raw, making jam, cheese and jelly.