FRUIT WHOLESALE
Fruit – Vegetable – Tropical Fruits
Fruit – Vegetable – Tropical Fruits
The plant originates from the Middle East and spread from there into the moderate zones of all continents. Still before 50 years medlars were well-known throughout Europe so that it was indicated as a native fruit in old garden books.
Medlars grow everywhere in Europe. The trees with broad crown, high up to 5 ms, are attractive donators of shadow. In late spring they carry large white star-shaped bloom, in the autumn leaves in shade of orange. The sheets are up to 10 cms long and pubescent on the lower surface.
One may eat medlars only at overripe stage. The fruits should remain as long time as possible on tree and usually they must be stored for 2 weeks after harvesting coolish and darkish. Producing regions are Spain, Southern France, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, England, California and Japan. Medlars are imported with us starting from November from Spain, Italy and Turkey.
Pulp is edible, bowl and core are unenjoyable. The pulp shows smell like must and sweet-sourish taste, reminding in wine. Depending upon sort in size and shape medlars can look like a walnut, a small apple or small pear. The bowl is coloured from tawny over rusty-red or green-brown to dark brown and outside leathery, rough and easily haired. The pulp is coloured reddish or brownishly, softly like paste, depending upon variety seedless or with 5 cores.
After the first night frosts. Then the bowl is dark-brown, leathery and easily to take off, the fruits are mellow. Premature fruits show tart pulp and bitter aftertaste.
Raw as fruit, for desserts. steamed as cake coating such as applesauce, boiled down as jam, aspic or juice.
Fruits matured for eating about 1 week in a cool and dry area. For post-maturation store about 2 weeks in a cold, dry area; in addition set on a thin bed of fine sand with the sepals downward.