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  • From: Spidra Webster <spidra@speakeasy.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] medlars
  • Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:37:24 -0700

Well, the medlar scionwood didn't take. I guess they had to wait pretty late to "harvest" it and by the time it reached me, my trees weren't dormant anymore.

I'm thinking of buying a medlar, but I can't find any descriptions of the difference in taste between the various cultivars. Just descriptions of fruit size and harvest times. Has anyone tasted "Macrocarpa" or "Royal"? Those are the ones Raintree has right now.


Also, does anyone know if Stern's Medlar is being propagated by anyone other than the USDA Germplasm Repository? They are not distributing scions yet.

Megan Lynch

Berkeley, CA Zone 9b

On Jan 13, 2007, at 12:39 PM, Lon Rombough wrote:

Two features of Medlar make them great ornamentals. One is the huge
blossoms with ruffled edges. Imagine an apple blossom two inches
across. They appear on the tree after the leaves are out, in the
same fashion as a quince. The other is the magnificent fall color-
gold with lots of intense red. An old medlar makes a very
interesting specimen tree, with a rather low, spreading habit.
Though it's more upright when young.
-Lon Rombough
On Jan 13, 2007, at 12:14 PM, Spidra Webster wrote:

I just ordered some medlar scionwood from the USDA Clonal Germplasm
Repository. I have nothing to graft it on except pear, but we'll see.
I have no idea whether I'll like the taste or the hassle of bletting,
but it's true that the fruit is actually pretty beautiful and I think
it's well worth having in my garden.

Spidra Webster
Berkeley, CA




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