Medlar – OSU 9-20

$63.97

This unique variety features prolific crops of large, chocolate-brown fruit. Great for fresh eating, the fruit is sweet and delicious with smooth, applesauce like texture and a hint of tartness. Attractive and compact, OSU 9-20’s long, dark green foliage and profuse, white flowers make it a great complement to the landscape.

 A late-season fruit, Medlar has been popular in Europe since the middle ages. It’s a very productive and attractive variety, pleasantly sweet-tart, and smooth-textured. Medlar’s dark green, glossy foliage is accented by large white flowers and striking chestnut-brown colored fruit that, when ripe has the texture of spiced applesauce. Although the description of this one says for fresh eating, my experience with other Medlars is that they are very hard when first ripe, and you have to wait until they get quite soft to eat them. This post-ripening is best in the house, and is also called bletting.

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Description

This unique variety features prolific crops of large, chocolate-brown fruit. Great for fresh eating, the fruit is sweet and delicious with smooth, applesauce like texture and a hint of tartness. Attractive and compact, OSU 9-20’s long, dark green foliage and profuse, white flowers make it a great complement to the landscape.

 A late-season fruit, Medlar has been popular in Europe since the middle ages. It’s a very productive and attractive variety, pleasantly sweet-tart, and smooth-textured. Medlar’s dark green, glossy foliage is accented by large white flowers and striking chestnut-brown colored fruit that, when ripe has the texture of spiced applesauce. Although the description of this one says for fresh eating, my experience with other Medlars is that they are very hard when first ripe, and you have to wait until they get quite soft to eat them. This post-ripening is best in the house, and is also called bletting.

Latin Name: Mespilus germanica
Site and Soil: Full sun for full production, will survive in part shade, likely with reduced yield of fruit.
Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile.
Hardiness: Zone 4
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting
Size at Maturity: 6-8 ft. in height
Bloom Time: Spring
Ripening Time: Mid to late October
Pests & Diseases: None known.

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