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[Devin Smith <dvidedevo@yahoo.com>]

I'm in the process of trying to procure some large varieties of medlar for 
grafting this spring. I'm hopefully receiving a couple sticks of Monstrueuse 
d'Evreinoff, which I'm excited about as I understand they are pretty massive. 
I just came across the names of a couple other varieties of truly giant 
medlar and was wondering if anyone new of sources for either. One is called 
Flander's Giant, and it looks like it may be a new variety and perhaps 
patented, but I'm not sure about that. The other one is an older variety I 
believe, perhaps Dutch. Its called Giant of Uitbergen. Apparently these 2 
varieties have fruit that approaches 3" in diameter. It seems that their size 
makes them potentially a much more viable crop. I'm imagining running them 
through a food mill to separate the pulp from the skin and seeds, at which 
point I think you would have not only the most exotic "applesauce" around, 
but a really nice accompaniment to holiday meat dishes. Medlar glazed goose 
anyone?