Medlar 'Royal' (Mespilus germanica) Size:2 gal NN Soil Needs: Many soil types

Soil Needs: Many soil types

organic cow manure

used as a top dress around established plants or steeped to make a potent liquid solution

hook shaped thorns

It gets its common name from the way it “walks” across the garden

Medlar 'Royal' (Mespilus germanica) Size:2 gal NN Soil Needs: Many soil types'Royal' is an English cultivar first imported into the US about 30 years ago. The USDA describes this variety as having :"medium sized fruit, good flavor, heavy cropper." A compact tree growing 6 8' in height. Medlars are close relatives of hawthorns and are native to southeastern coastal region of Mediterranean and southwestern Asia. Medlars have at least a thousand year long cultivation history over a wide region stretching from Iran to England. The