BG Store | Showy Medlar, Mespilus germanica, 10 Seeds (Edible, Fall Color, Hardy) Ready To Ship

Showy Medlar, Mespilus germanica, 10 Seeds (Edible, Fall Color, Hardy)Mespilus germanica, commonly known as Medlar, is a small, rounded, long lived deciduous fruiting tree or large shrub that typically grows to 25 feet tall. It is native primarily to woodland and scrub areas from Southeastern Europe to Central Asia. The Medlar is closely related to the pear. The leaves are dark green, toothed, oblong to lanceolate, 2 to 6 inches long and 1 to 1.5 inches wide. The leaves turn a spectacular yellow to red in the fall. The showy five-petaled flowers, borne in late spring, are large (to 2 inches) and resemble single white roses fringed with pink.