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What glorious leaf colour! Our medlar leaves haven't started to colour up yet. That's something to look forward to!
ReplyDeleteWe actually bought it for its ornamental qualities Crystal.
DeleteAh, monkey's bottom, to put it as politely as I can. I know you are supposed to blet them, but from what I've heard I've never really fancied them. A beautiful ornamental tree though. Maybe the wildlife will enjoy the fruits.
ReplyDeleteThe term I heard was 'dog's bottom' again put politely. We took a one in to our greengrocer as he had never seem one and was put off when we told him the common name he didn't fancy eating one. I'm hoping the birds like them.
DeleteI don't think so, I think you're bletting them. I've never really fancied medlars, or anything else which you eat in a state of decay. It doesn't really sound tempting, does it?
ReplyDeleteNo bletting, Jo they are staying on the tree. They are not particularly tempting.
DeleteI have never tasted medlars (we are too cold for them) but overripe persimmon car be delicious (we are also too cold for them but you find them in shops). I have never seen medlar fruits in shops though. This probably tells you a lot about how tasty they are.
ReplyDeleteWe once made medlar jelly, Alain but the taste was rather nondescript. I do like persimmons rthough
DeleteI used to collect them from our local garden centre - they had a tree at the beginning of their drive - I tried bletting them last year but, to be quite honest, the smell put me off - and now, guess what - they've chopped the tree down - I think that's going a bit far just to stop me collecting the fruit. What do you say?
ReplyDeleteIt was excessive Elaine. To be honest they put us off too but it's a pretty tree.
DeleteHave you ever tasted one Sue? What are they actually like, because they look horrible (to think about eating that is, they look nice and ornamental to grow!)
ReplyDeleteAlso what is bletting?
Bletting is a challenge Rozzie. The idea is that you pick the fruit and then leave it to over ripen to the point just before the fruit starts to decay. The challenge is knowing when that point has been reached. This is supposed to increase the sugars and make the fruits more edible! You don't eat medlars as raw fruit but use them (if you really want to) to make jellies and cheese etc, We did make medlar jelly once but it was unremarkable. The trouble is you couldn't really tell which was the medlar and which just the sugar..
DeleteAh...that sounds kind of disgusting, I don't think I would want to try that. I won't go near anything with mold on it, let alone put it in my mouth. I would have to cut it open to see inside before I even chanced eating it.
DeleteI was happy when I found out that figs grown in the UK - so for that read in our greenhouse - weren't pollinated by fig wasps.
DeleteI'm dismayed to read that your greengrocer didn't recognise them. Reminds me of when a cashier in a supermarket once held up an avocado and asked "Is this a grapefruit?".
ReplyDeleteThey are not really likely to be sold at the cash and carry though, Mark. Thinking of misidentified fruit I did over hear a couple of women discussing greengages and coming to the conclusion that they were tiny green apples.
DeleteA cashier in Tesco once held up a courgette and asked me what on earth it was...a courgette, its not like you can't buy them in every supermarket! (They just won't be as nice as home-grown obviously)
DeleteWas this recently or before courgettes were as common? - Having said that they have been around for a while haven't they? When I was a student I bought a globe artichoke in Leeds market and the stall holder said he had been dying to ask someone how they cooked it. I replied no idea I am buying it to draw.
DeleteThey are such a weird and wonderful fruit aren't they, to be honest, I'm rather afraid of the things!!! Fascinating to look at though.xxx
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean, Snowbird
DeleteThe fruit look so funny! What is the taste? The leaves look so beautiful in yellow!
ReplyDeleteThe taste isn't special Malar - If I had to describe it maybe an over-ripe mushy apple which is almost fermenting. Anyone else tasted one and can describe it?
DeleteAn unique and interesting fruits. I have never seen here. I'm really want to try plant this unique species. Very challenging.
ReplyDeleteYou don't see many here Endah although it seems that could be changing as one nurseryman tells me that they are selling lots of them at the moment.
DeleteLovely photos...I really wouldn't know what to do with a medlar???
ReplyDeleteI think we have decoded that the best thing to do is leave them on the tree, Tanya.
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