- See also:
- Apple trees195
- Apricot trees7
- Cherry trees28
- Pear trees56
- Plum trees67
- Quince trees3
Medlar trees
Are you looking for something a bit different for your kitchen garden? Medlars are unusual fruits, self-fertile, easy to grow, used for baking and preserves.
How to choose Medlar trees
Medlars are a strange fruit, clearly related to apples but somehow different. The medlar fruits are very useful for old-fashioned preserves. They can also be eaten raw after being left to ripen or 'blet' for a few weeks, at which point they taste a bit like cold-stewed apples.
All medlars are self-fertile, so you only need to plant one. They have nice blossom and turn into nice trees as they get older.