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Westerveld is another old Dutch variety. The compact, elegant tree has a slightly weeping growth habit. Fruit size is quite large - up to 5cm (2") in diameter. It is known as one of the best varieties for making medlar jelly. Like all medlars, it is best to wait until after several good frosts to pick them.
SELF-FERTILE / ZONE 5 / HARVEST: LATE OCTOBER
Growing Tips
Medlars Growing Tip
Medlars prefer a somewhat sheltered, well drained site with lots of sunshine. Medlars also have a few unique requirements:
- They should be planted with the graft union several inches
below the soil level to allow the scion to form its own roots. - The fruit is still rock-hard and mouth puckering when picked
late in the fall. They need 2 to 4 weeks to soften up (a process
called bletting) before they are ready to eat, bake or roast, or
make jellies and jams.
Medlar Product Overview
Medlars (Mespilus germanica)
Medlar trees with their sweet, soft and delicious apple-like fruit are very rare and quite unique. Their history goes back to medieval times in England and Europe. In the Middle Ages most walled monastery gardens included a number of these craggy but elegant trees. They can be extremely long-lived. A certain medlar tree in England, planted during the reign of King James I in the early 1600s was reportedly still alive and well quite recently!
A medlar in bloom will rival a rose bush in dignified beauty with its large white blossoms nestled in a whorl of dark green leaves.
1-1.5m (3-5') bareroot tree
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What is Orchard Grade?
An 'orchard grade' is a tree that may be somewhat shorter, slightly crooked, or a bit scratched, or for some other reason is not a perfect front lawn specimen. These trees will work just as well in an orchard as a first or number one would, since they still produce the very same fruit.
What is a 2 year old tree?
A '2 year old tree' is one that has grown an extra season in our nursery field.
All our trees are planted in the field in the spring as rootstock. They are grafted in August of the 1st year. Most of our trees are dug out in November of the 2nd year. Some trees are in the ground for another season. We dig these in November of the 3rd year. These are considered to be '2 year old trees'.
A '2 year old tree' has bigger roots, a thicker trunk, and more branching (They might start fruiting a year earlier).
All our trees are planted in the field in the spring as rootstock. They are grafted in August of the 1st year. Most of our trees are dug out in November of the 2nd year. Some trees are in the ground for another season. We dig these in November of the 3rd year. These are considered to be '2 year old trees'.
A '2 year old tree' has bigger roots, a thicker trunk, and more branching (They might start fruiting a year earlier).
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Amanda (verified owner) –
My tree was in good health and well-wrapped for its journey with FedEx. The farm communication and tracking info was excellent and everything arrived on time as expected.
AGNETA BACIU (verified owner) –
Unfortunately we had an animal who tasted the little tree and we hope it's nothing major.