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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