SC - Medlars and Sorb Apples

[LrdRas at aol.com]

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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