Medlar (Mespilus germanica) DELICE Des VANNES

French variety selected in the Vannes botanical garden, regular and profuse bearing.

Vigpur: strong-growing variety, easy to care for, only light pruning is required
Blossom: May, self-fertile
Fruit: round, medium-sized, 3 cm in diameter, brown peel. Brownish flesh, firm at first, soft and mealy when fully ripe.
Taste: pleasant
Harvest season: October, can be processed after exposure to frost or longer storage
Yield: rich, regular
Usage: for fresh consumption and for processing into jams, baking, for distilling
Disease resistance: robust, tolerates drought well, for warm and sunny locations