Bredase Reus

Variety of Medlar · Mespilus germanica

Large-fruited Dutch medlar from the Breda region.

Also known as: Breda Giant

🇳🇱 Netherlands

Taste & characteristics

sweetaromatic

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Large, flattened fruits with a wide eye; sweet-aromatic, tender flesh after bletting.

Vigorous, robust tree, well suited to cooler sites.

Self-fertile, productive. Harvested in late autumn, eaten after frost.

Regional Dutch large-fruited variety.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Medlar unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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