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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