Westerveld

Variety of Medlar · Mespilus germanica

Reliable Dutch medlar with uniform fruits.

🇳🇱 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.

Medium, evenly shaped fruits with good flavour after bletting.

Moderately vigorous, robust tree.

Self-fertile, regular cropper. Harvested late, eaten after frost.

Less widespread but valued in Dutch cultivation.

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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