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Ripe medlar, Mespilus germanica, fruits on a tree with leaves blurred as the background.

$Small deciduous, spiny tree to 6m, with stiff branches; twigs roughly-hairy. leaves oblong, finely toothed or untoothed, shiny dark green above, grey-hairy beneath. Flowers white, or slightly pink, 25-36mm, solitary on short leafy shoots; sepals slender, spreading between the petals. Fruit apple-shaped, 24-26mm, crowded by persistent sepals.\nHabitat: Hedges, thickets and open woodland, sometimes by buildings or in old orchards.\nFlowering Season: May-June.\nDistribution: Indigenous in S Europe and W Asia. Naturalized in W Europe.\n\nThe fruits are edible only when half-rotten. In cultivated forms, branches non-spiny and fruits larger. The flexible wood is used for whip handles.\n\nThe Picture is made in an Ornamental Garden.$

a ripe yellow medlar lies on a medlar leaf. The fruit is reflected on the dark background.

Branch with medlars fruit and medlars isolated on a white background. Healthy autumn fruit. Mespilus germanica.

Bunch of yellow juicy medlar, mediterranean fruit tree.

loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) tiny dry fruits on the tree

Common medlar fruit (Mespilus) on tree. Copy space

Medlar fruit hanging from a tree in a garden.

Picture of juicy and tasty loquats in a tree with sun rays

Close up loquat fruits and tree in nature

Branch of the common medlar tree (Mespilus germanica) with fruits and leaves isolated in front of white background

Common medlar has been cultivated since Roman times, and is edible when is overripe

Close-up of a ripe medlar fruit hanging from a tree branch, surrounded by green leaves. The brown, textured fruit is illuminated by sunlight, showing the characteristic open calyx at the tip.

Mespilus germanica, known as the medlar or common medlar, is a large shrub or small tree in the rose family Rosaceae. The fruit of this tree, also called medlar, has been cultivated since Roman times, is usually available in winter and eaten when bletted.It may be eaten raw and in a range of cooked dishes.

Ripe medlar fruits grow on a branch in the garden close-up on a spring, sunny day

Image of the guabiroba fruit (Campomanesia xanthocarpa) on a branch of the tree in the Mata Atlantica forest

medlar fruits on branches product for liqueur

Ripe fruit loquat on tree in the garden,fresh fruit scene

Medlar tree with fruits. Yellow fruit in Peruvian Andes. Fresh organic product.

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