species
Mespilus germanica
Medlar
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Mespilus germanica belongs to the family Rosaceae, also known as Medlar, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in part shade, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
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