Medlar 'Nottingham'

Product Description

This self-fertile variety produces a heavy crop of medium sized fruits which have an interesting caramel flavour. Medlar trees have large white spring flowers & attractive leathery leaves which turn to golden orange in autumn. The russet coloured fruits are excellent eaten with wine, port & cheese, but they are more usually used for preserves or the Victorian delicacy Medlar cheese.' Nottingham' is grafted onto a ' Quince A' rootstock, giving a productive & moderately vigourous tree. Medlars will begin to fruit 3 or 4 years after planting. Root wrap plant supplied. Height & spread: 4m (13'). Rootstock: ' Quince A'. Estimated time to cropping once planted: 2 years. Estimated time to best yields: 4 years.