yeah, some of the wild seed grown ones in the GRIN repository seem to be 1/2” or even smaller! Theres also a seedless medlar cultivar that is small but presumably good for processing. I dont know what the flavor is like though.
Interesting that the little ones dont seem to mold. I’ve wondered what was up with that. Sometimes they almost all spoil, other times they blet nicely. I cant really figure a rhyme or reason to it. Ive also had them go from hard directly to dry and mealy. Again, dunno though letting them hang seems to ensure the best quality in my experience, though it’s possible that the funky ones just drop.
ive also seen two different types of mold in them. one is a gray mold, perhaps a botrytis, and it permeates the flesh with fuzzy hyphae. the other is more of a black speckly mold that eventually dries the fruit and turns it hard and black.
I’ve seen conflicting detail on how the seedless taste. I’m not sure if there are multiple types or if it is a soil thing, but I’ve seen them cited as either the best tasting or among the worst with little in between.
Interesting, but that seems difficult. If the fruit were firm it would be challenging to eat around the seeds without wasting a lot of the pulp. I think the texture of a quality bletted medlar is quite nice.
I believe I got quince scionwood from them in the past. It was free but minus shipping, but they always did UPS overnight charged to your UPS account automatically. So it would really cost $50, which was a bit of a shock the 1st time I got vs USPS would cost about $10 (at least 10 years ago). I told them I’d rather pay $10 and give you all a $40 donation for all the hard work they were doing. There was no reason to overnight scionwood if they ship at the right time in the winter (which is a relatively long period i would assume over there too).
I agree. That seems crazy. Was there a way to change that, like on Amazon, where they automatically steer it to expensive, but if you find the tiny corner where you can get it free a week later?
I hope so. I never paid anything like that, but I always explain that I’m publishing my results in HOme Orchard Society, growing fruit, etc.
John S
PDX OR
I have been growing 4 varieties for around 8 years, Breda, Royal, Sultan, Skra #2
I got scion from GRIN and grafted onto OHxF 97. They are not in an ideal site but I’ve gotten decent harvests, enough to evaluate fruit size and quality. In my z4b location there have been some differences in hardiness- Sultan and Royal Nottingham have had die back on severe winters below -20F. Skra2 has been earliest to ripen, largest fruit and fully hardy. Breda is smaller but productive. I look forward to planting a row of these in a better spot since they are ornamental and I enjoy eating the bleated fruit. I have yet to get a large enough harvest to process them
interesting. thanks Jesse. I noticed you referred to Royal Nottingham. I have Royal but thought it was aka Dutch rather than Nottingham. Skra2 sounds promising
Not as far as i remember, just put your UPS account number so it can be autocharged (so had to create a UPS account and add your credit card be4hand). Wonder if its changed since 2015/16 is maybe when i did last
