Medlar 'Marron' (Mespilus germanica) Moisture author of Underland

author of Underland

self-sharpening blade works beneath the surface of the soil

sharing stories of ancestors

Life & death

" --Margaret Atwood

Medlar 'Marron' (Mespilus germanica) Moisture author of UnderlandMarron bears abundant harvests of medium size, particularly tasty, chestnut brown fruit. Medlar grows to be a small, 8 to 10 foot tall tree with striking, long, tropical looking foliage, large white flowers forming at branch tips, and abundant, brown 2 inch diameter unique fruit. Medlar fruit is eaten when soft ripe, when it has the texture and taste of spiced applesauce. Medlar likes half day to full sun and well drained soil. Self fertile and is