No less a literary sage than William Shakespeare dissed it. Today its fleshy, fragrant virtues are extolled by admirers. And although medlar isn't exactly a household word, it is revered by a small ...
TWIN OAKS, CALIF. — Forty miles east of Bakersfield, in this remote, sparsely settled valley, an orchard rises from the arid scrubland like a medieval vision. It bears a peculiar fruit steeped in ...
Q I have a healthy and fruitful “Royal” medlar (Mespilus germanica). When can I pick its fruits? They are full size by October, but they stay too hard for eating. Any suggestions? — Mariella Potter, ...
AS GARDENERS we celebrate our successes and get over our failures...there are so many plants to try that when faced with specimens that just won’t do, it is best to dig them out and move on. Quinces ...
Medlar puree is the key to this recipe - Andrew Crowley If you have medlar trees in your garden, this festive recipe is a delicious way to use the fruit. To make the medlar puree, place the medlars ...
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Trees You Didn't Know Actually Produced Edible Fruit
It's no surprise that your collective fruit lexicon tends to be punctuated by familiar favorites like apples, cherries, plums, and nectarines — and for good reason. These are the fruits that filled ...
How lucky gardeners are these days: we can grow fruit trees for their handsome appearance as well as their fruitfulness. We won't go hungry if we don't harvest the striking red, russet-brown or yellow ...
Special to The New York Times. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print ...
Q I have a healthy and fruitful “Royal” medlar (Mespilus germanica). When can I pick its fruits? They are full size by October, but they stay too hard for eating. Any suggestions? — Mariella Potter, ...
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