- Eventual Height: 6m
- Eventual Spread: 8m
medlar 'Royal'
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size: 7 litre pot
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available to order from summer 2012
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- Position: full sun or light shade
- Soil:
fertile, moist but well drained- Rate of growth:
average- Flowering period:
April to May- Flower colour:
white, sometimes flushed pink- Other features:
delicious fruits in mid to late autumn- Hardiness:
fully hardy
An attractive and graceful spreading tree, with large, leathery leaves that colour up well in autumn beofre they fall. It is however primarily grown for its curoius fruits, which can be used to make jellies, or eaten raw after they have been picked and left to 'blet' (or decompose). The fruit of this variety are small, but have a much better flavour than many others. They will be ready to harvest in mid to late autumn. and after picking should be left to ripen for several weeks until the flesh has turned brown, soft and sweet and can be scooped out with a spoon.
- Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. After picking the fruits, they should be left to ripen for several weeks until the flesh has turned brown, soft and sweet and can be scooped out with a spoon.
- Eventual Height: 6m
- Eventual Spread: 8m
medlar 'Royal' - medlar
Tastier than your average medlar
