Mespilus germanica Nottingham ( now Crataegus )

Crataegus mespilus Nottingham … ( syn ; Mespilus germanica Nottingham – old name ) … Thanks to Stephen Ryan @ Dicksonia for reminding me of re classification , often frustrating yet relevant process in refining plant Nomenclature … Medlar with extraordinary Apple-Pear sauce flavour and texture … Masses of white blossom in spring … A hardy upright small tree , with great autumn tones … The fruit must be bletted , before they can be eaten raw … Grows into a large shrub , beautiful twisting stems and dark green foliage … Elizabethans and Victorians were fans of this fruit in the UK , old fashioned but really great fruits if allowed to ripen brown adequately … For those who embrace nature , excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects including moths and night insects that bring bats to your garden … Nottingham is a smaller size fruit than Cultivar known as Dutch , but the best flavoured medlar for fresh eating …

Family:
Rosaceae