English is not my native language, and I only learned the term few years ago right here on this forum.
Besides, many old, traditional pear varieties are also consumed bletted (at least where I am from).
I decided not to grow medlar after reading scotts review of them.
Rust wipes out all serviceberry here and fire blight has ended about a dozen apple and pear trees.
I dont need anything else that is going to be badly affected by those two.
I will have dehydrated figs and persimmons thru December and January… and longer.
I am planting a mulberry where my medlar was.
TNHunter
They say they get brown rot also. I had 3 trees of them. Grafted over one of them this year after issues on the fruit last year. I’ll probably keep one just for the novelty.
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