Medlar ‘Nottingham’ at Van Meuwen

It’s Spring time! You can find Medlar ‘Nottingham’ on our partner’s website Van Meeuwen to embellish your garden. You will find it in the category apple-and-pear-trees of Garden Orchid and you will be redirected to Van Meuwen if you add it to your cart.

Medlar ‘Nottingham’ on category apple-and-pear-trees

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This self-fertile variety produces a heavy crop of medium sized fruits which have an interesting caramel flavour. Medlar trees have large white spring flowers and attractive leathery leaves which turn to golden orange in autumn. The russet coloured fruits are excellent eaten with wine, port and cheese, but they are more usually used for preserves or the Victorian delicacy Medlar cheese.’Nottingham’ is grafted onto a ‘Quince A’ rootstock, giving a productive and moderately vigourous tree. Medlars will begin to fruit 3 or 4 years after planting. Root wrap plant supplied. Height and spread: 4m (13′). Rootstock: ‘Quince A’.Estimated time to cropping once planted: 2 years.Estimated time to best yields: 4 years.

About Van Meuwen

Established as a producer of tulip and daffodil bulbs in 1973, Van Meuwen diversified into mail order in 1977. Today Van Meuwen is a horticultural mail order specialist, working hard to ensure you receive the best quality plants and bulbs, delivered direct to your home at affordable prices. Our range includes familiar, well-established favourites as well as exciting new varieties: our buyers are on a constant search for new and exclusive ideas from all parts of the world, so you’ll find something different every year.

Reasons to buy from Van Meuwen

You can order from the comfort of your own home. 100% customer satisfaction guarantee or your money back (see below). FREE cultural instructions provided to help you gain the best from your plants.
Constant introductions of new, and often exclusive products. We offer many great savings with our collections – see our Special Offers page. All orders are acknowledged with specified delivery dates ensuring optimum product performance.