SC - Medlars and Sorb Apples
LrdRas at aol.com
LrdRas at aol.com
Mon Sep 6 10:57:55 PDT 1999
In a message dated 9/6/99 1:49:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
sheltons at conterra.com writes:
<< Can anyone who isn't horticulturally impaired explain what these are and
whether they're still used today? >>
>From Miriam-Webster:
med*lar (noun)
[Middle English medeler, from Middle French medlier, from medle medlar fruit,
from Latin mespilum, from Greek mespilon]
First appeared 14th Century
: a small Eurasian tree (Mespilus germanica) of the rose family whose fruit
resembles a crab apple and is used in preserves; also : its fruit
Yes, they are still available today from specialty and rare plant houses.
Ras
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