Re: [nafex] BIG medlars

Hi,

Just curious...
Are the trees bearing the big fruit different in form or size when compared to the standard varieties (say 'Nottingham')?

Best regards,

:-)

Andre Pierre
Central Massachusetts
Zone 5b






On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 02:21:43PM +0000, Jeffrey Boulier via nafex wrote:
> Dutch is sometimes called "Dutch Giant". ??Haven't heard of it under the Giant of??Uitbergen name.??From personal experience, it is quite a bit bigger than Nottingham.??
> Looking at pictures, I think the biggest variety around is either Large Russian, Puciu Big or Puciulot, none of which I've seen myself. Scroll down on this page:??http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/shrubs/msg0416174328502.html?10??for a picture of Large Russian with an apple. Puciu Big & Puciulot can be compared with some other cultivars here:??http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/tax_imag.pl?24182 ??
>
> On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 11:41 PM, Spidra Webster <spidra@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> The Home Orchard Society has an edible demonstration garden at Clackamas
> Community College that's really impressive. I was bowled over to see not
> one but two medlar varieties there. 'Monstrueuse d'Evreinoff' is truly
> monstrous. They also grew a variety called 'Westerveld'. I remember
> 'Monstrueuse d'Evreinoff' being 2 to 3 times as big as the 'Nottingham' I
> grew.
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/spidra/14687487338
>
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> Megan Lynch
> http://www.meganlynch.net
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> South Pasadena, CA
> Zone 10a
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