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[mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>]

What zone are medlars hardy to?  I have some hawthornes going but I've  
never tried to grow a medlar.

(If it was up to me I'd be planting edibles everywhere & encourage  
people to pick & use them.)

~mIEKAL


On Feb 1, 2010, at 5:26 PM, Roy Johnson wrote:

> I think Medlars are beautiful but not above a sidewalk.......The  
> fruit is really messy.
>
> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 3:00 PM, Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us> wrote:
> It also depends on how large a tree would be nice.  At the two  
> extremes:  Elms are making a comeback.  They are lovely shade trees,  
> grow relatively fast, and are moderately resistant to air pollution,  
> dog waste, and the demands of urban life.   They get big.  On the  
> other extreme, I second the recommendation for Ameliamcher (sp.?   
> Also known as Juneberry or Serviceberry)  They are a large bush, but  
> make a nice hedge.  There's a row of them in a large planter between  
> my urban employer's parking lot and the street, and they've done  
> quite well for the last several years (without a lot of root space,  
> being small trees) and they are very attractive.
>
> Ginda