Medlar 'Marron' (Mespilus germanica) Kit Support wild birds in your

Support wild birds in your yard by creating habitat and forage space with native trees and brush

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Medlar 'Marron' (Mespilus germanica) Kit Support wild birds in yourMarron bears abundant harvests of medium size, particularly tasty, chestnut brown fruit. Medlar grows to be a small, 8 to 10 foot tall tree with striking, long, tropical looking foliage, large white flowers forming at branch tips, and abundant, brown 2 inch diameter unique fruit. Medlar fruit is eaten when soft ripe, when it has the texture and taste of spiced applesauce. Medlar likes half day to full sun and well drained soil. Self fertile and is