medlar

We hand the results to friends and neighbors and spread the word of the glorious, troublesome medlar.

Ten minutes later, a bamboo basket of fragrant steamed shrimp dumplings, a pot of tea and a plate of tonic medlar and petal cake were delivered – all for £7.70.

“And medlar fruit is definitely something I’m tempted to plant.”

The fruit of the pear is of a higher colour and smaller on the quince stock than on the wild pear; still more so on the medlar.

Of fruit trees the apple, pear, plum, cherry, medlar, pomegranate, fig, quince, as well as two kinds of vine, grow wild; oranges, sweet and bitter, and other Aurantiaceae thrive well in gardens and plantations.