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Nottingham medlar trees

Pick: Late-season    Self-fertile    Uses: Cookery    Disease-resistance: Good
Nottingham medlar tree

Nottingham Medlar is one of the best examples of this once-popular fruit. Medlar trees are somewhat similar in appearance to a spreading apple trees. The branches often grow in an interesting and fashion and the leaves are attractive in the autumn.

Nottingham Medlars are primarily grown for their culinary value. However they can be eaten fresh - pick the fruit in late October, then store them in a cool dark place for 3-4 weeks to allow them to "blet". The flesh should then be a soft squidgy mush, similar to a ripe date.

Order now for delivery September 2013 onwards

Nottingham medlar trees for sale

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Pot-grown fruit trees (Delivery start September 2013)

Large (3m - 3.5m)2-year - 7L pot - Quince A rootstock £36.00
Large (3m - 3.5m)2-year - 12L pot - Quince A rootstock £39.00
Large (3m - 3.5m)Half-standard premium - 12L pot - Quince A rootstock £45.00

Bare-root fruit trees (Deliveries start November 2013)

Large (3m - 3.5m)1-year - Bare-root - Quince A rootstock £31.00

**All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

Delivery period: Pot-grown trees can be delivered from September onwards. Bare-root trees can be delivered from mid-November onwards. Within those periods you can specify your preferred month of delivery during the checkout process. It is best to order as soon as you can to ensure items are reserved for you.

*Mature heights: Height shown is the approximate height of the tree when mature (after 5-10 years), not the height when supplied. See photos of trees as supplied. Actual mature heights may vary considerably dependent on your local conditions and training and pruning regime - see our Tree Height Calculator.

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Summary features of Nottingham

Growing

Uses

Identification

  • Country of origin: United Kingdom
  • Period of origin: 1850 - 1899
  • Fruit colour: Brown
  • Leaf colour: Green

Climate

  • Temperate climates


Pollination guide for Nottingham

Nottingham is in flowering group . Nottingham is self-fertile and does not need a pollination partner, although fruiting may be improved if there is a compatible tree of a different variety nearby.

Important: advice about pollination



How to grow Nottingham medlar trees

Nottingham Medlar is easy to grow and well-suited to the UK climate. However for best cropping, a sheltered location with a sunny aspect will give better results.




Botanical name

Mespilus germanica Nottingham




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