Description
Crataegus mespilus Nottingham ... ( syn ; Mespilus germanica Nottingham - old name ) ... Thanks to Stephen Ryan @ Dicksonia for reminding me of re classification , often frustrating yet relevant process in refining plant Nomenclature ... Medlar with extraordinary Apple-Pear sauce flavour and texture ... Masses of white blossom in spring ... A hardy upright small tree , with great autumn tones ... The fruit must be bletted , before they can be eaten raw ... Grows into a large shrub , beautiful twisting stems and dark green foliage ... Elizabethans and Victorians were fans of this fruit in the UK , old fashioned but really great fruits if allowed to ripen brown adequately ... For those who embrace nature , excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects including moths and night insects that bring bats to your garden ... Nottingham is a smaller size fruit than Cultivar known as Dutch , but the best flavoured medlar for fresh eating ...
Family:
Rosaceae