Mespilus germanica

Medlar

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Height

3 to 5 m

Width

3 to 5 m

Flower colour

white

Flowering Time

May, June

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

semi-shade,

sun

pH-Value

slightly alkaline, neutral, alkaline, slightly acidic

Soil

loamy, permeable

Trees and shrubs for bees

Mespilus germanica

Characteristics:

Habit

Large shrub or small tree, 3-5 m tall and wide; extended and expansive crown, also umbrella-shaped when old, several shoots or short stem; slow-growing

Crown

umbrella-shaped, broad spreading, picturesque umbrella-shaped, broad spreading, picturesque

Blossom

Large, individual white umbels after leaves shoot, end of May to June

Leaves

Lanceolate or elliptical, dark green; yellow or orange-brown in autumn, October to November

Fruits

Broadly round, apple-shaped, brown, white fruit flesh, hard, leathery skin, after frost mushy, then sticky and sweet, palatble

Roots

Deep roots

Demands

Sun to semi-shade, tolerates heat, likes warmth, moderately frost hardy, tolerant of urban pollution

Soil

Dry to fresh; slightly acidic to very alkaline; well drained, loamy substrates

Hardiness Zone

Zone 5b

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
bkA365427538445	half standard, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€700.00
bkA766407571028	half standard, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€950.00
006714001821525	half standard, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€1,300.00
001253545143724	half standard, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€1,750.00
SANA007680	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 125-150	€130.00
SANA002845	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-200	€190.00
SANA005960	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€290.00
SANA007682	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€700.00
SANA007681	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€950.00
SANA002846	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€1,300.00
SANA002847	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€1,750.00
007487064157826	espaliers, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18, height 150-200, width 150-200	€1,050.00
003136246810224	espaliers, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20, height 150-200, width 150-200	€1,400.00
007238626518671	espaliers, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 150-200, width 150-200	€1,800.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
bkA365427538445	half standard, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€700.00
bkA766407571028	half standard, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€950.00
006714001821525	half standard, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€1,300.00
001253545143724	half standard, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€1,750.00
SANA007680	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 125-150	€130.00
SANA002845	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 150-200	€190.00
SANA005960	specimen, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, height 200-250	€290.00
SANA007682	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 14-16	€700.00
SANA007681	standard tree, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18	€950.00
SANA002846	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20	€1,300.00
SANA002847	standard tree, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25	€1,750.00
007487064157826	espaliers, 3 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 16-18, height 150-200, width 150-200	€1,050.00
003136246810224	espaliers, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 18-20, height 150-200, width 150-200	€1,400.00
007238626518671	espaliers, 4 x trp., rootballed, with wire mesh, girth 20-25, height 150-200, width 150-200	€1,800.00