Botanical Name: Mespilus germanica
Common Name: common medlar
Family: Rosaceae
Distribution/Origin: S.W. Asia, S.E. Europe
Leaf: Green, Dark-green, (fall)Red, Simple, Pubescent(underside), Elliptic, 8.0-15cm long, 3.0-5.0cm wide
Bud: Alternate
Flower: White, Showy, Broadly ovate
Fruit/Seed: Pome, Reddish-brown, 2.0-3.0cm diameter, Wide spreading persistent sepals around a central pit *giving it a hallow appearance
Stem/Bark: Greyish-brown, Deeply fissured, Plated
Size: Height: Up to - 8.0m/Spread: 2.0 - 6.0m
Habit: Upright
Form: Oval-horizontal, Round
Soil conditions: Slightly acidic, Well-drained
Moisture: Dry
Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
Exposure: Partial shade
Landscape use: Shrub boarder, Woodland margin, Dry area, Specimen
Notes: Perennial
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