Medlar, Nottingham
Mespilus germanica Nottingham
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Plant Types & Availability - More information
Br = Bare Root Plant, Maidn = Maiden
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Medlars are much branched, dense, spreading, deciduous trees grown as much for their ornamental appearance as their fruit. The young leaves are soft green, sometimes with a hint of pink, and these often assume russet and yellow autumn colours.
The waxy 2.5 - 4cm (1-1.5ins) wide, saucer-shaped white or occasionally pink flowers appear singly at the tips of shoots in May or June and sometimes even a few in autumn when the fruit is on the tree. The unusual fruits develop and these should be picked early in November, then stored for approximately three weeks until the flesh is brown and soft. They are then ready for eating or jelly making. Height 6m (20ft), spread 6m (20ft). Self-fertile. Rootstock Crataegus. Plant 6m (20ft) apart.
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Medlar, Nottingham is available as:
Br = Bare Root Plant
Maiden - A maiden tree is a single stemmed tree which has not been trained so can be trained into whatever form you wish. It typically is between 1-2 metres tall and will have a few side shoots.
Bare-Root Plants
Bare-root plants are sold without a pot/soil around the roots. This is a more cost effective and environmentally friendly way of growing plants. To ensure the best plant health we do not store our plants in cold storage, but they are left in our field or plant beds until they are ready for packing or collection.
Items marked Br are bare rooted plants grown from cuttings and are typically 1-2 years old.
Availability
Bare rooted plants are only available when the plants are dormant (typically from late November to March).
If a plant is currently out of stock because it is out of season (for example, bare rooted plants in summer) or we have sold out but we are expecting more to be available you can pre-order the plant. We only charge credit/debit cards when an order is despatched, not when an order is placed.