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Mespilus germanica (Medlar)
Common name: Medlar
Species: Mespilus germanica
Cultivar:
The Medlar has been in cultivation since early times, having been grown in the Emperor Charlemagne's garden. The small brown fruits it produces are only edible when 'bletted' or left to turn half-rotten.
A small, gnarled, wide spreading tree which is at home in the garden, where it produces a rounded form.
It has large, hairy leaves, which turn a russet brown in autumn, and large , white flowers borne in May and June.
Mature height: under 10m
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