Monstrueuse de Evreinoff Medlar

Had a few leaves and then it died. We have over 40 different fruit trees in our orchard where we live and this is the only one that when planted died immediately. Raintree doesn’t have a year guarantee like most other places do. I am very upset.

My medlar was slow to start and collapsed after leaving out a few inches. I live in the Pacific Northwest, in the Willamette Valley where we get heavy spring rains. Upon further research it found that Medlars hate wet feet so they are best started well drained soil. It is not recommended to start them pots, in a greenhouse (even with no heat and well ventilated), do not water unless bone dry, do not use media high in organic matter. Medlars are sensitive to root rot, apparently even the grafter varieties.

The Medlar was slow to break bud and when it finally did it produced leaves from the scion approximately 2-3 inches long. These died within a few weeks and the plant failed to recover, even after cutting back to green scion wood. The other trees (not Medlars) are doing fine. I'm hesitant to order another Medlar.

I was a little concerned when I received the tree as there was not a large root system and I wasn't sure how much life was in it I soaked the tree in water overnight and planted it the next morning and watered it everyday. I gave the tree a name and carefully inspected it at every watering. I watched the little tree leaf buds come to life more every day and 2 days ago the first green leaf bud opened and other ones are getting ready to. I am so excited to see it come to life. This is one of the 3 most important trees and the 16 I have planted this year. I am looking forward to watching it grow and bear fruit!!!

Never leafed out and died despite care, 4 out of 5 trees ordered last year died. All 5 never leafed out last year but some how one did this spring the rest were crispy twigs after winter dried them out

It is already budding, having been in the ground only a few days. I have high hopes.

Arrived a dormant bare root. Not the straightest leader but it has leafed out and added some new height to it! I first saw these in the UK last year and immediately went online to find a source in the USA that had some. Thank you for having a good selection of cultivars! I am really excited about these!

Absolutely phenomenal trees every time.

Appears to be nice thick trunk with multiple stems. Is dormant so will be nice to see it leaf out. Hadnt heard of these before our trip to the UK so glad to see a USA company carry them!

I cannot express how good this nursery is. Very good customer care and for growing in Georgia they have good shipping times that allow me to get the plants in the ground fast. I ordered over 35 fruit trees and berry bushes and only two have not sent out shoots. I love the diverse selection of this nursery and hope that I can get these plants to grow well in the southern heat.

The tree has already several buds, and healthy root systems. I have planted it two days after receiving it. Let’s see what happens in the next few weeks. Fingers crossed.

Plants were in good shape. My existing medlars have had their leaves for a while. The new ones will come along. I can already see the buds starting to enlarge.

It took a little time to get the Medlar tree, but well worth waiting for. Very high quality tree.

Out of the shipping box, the Medlar looks like a strong healthy plant - it's in the ground and hopefully ok in the snow and cold front that has come in.

I bought a Royal Medlar from raintree in 2012. I have purchased from raintree since the late 80s probably close to 50 trees and only had 2 that didnt make it through the first year which could have been my fault and one that was mismarked then when I got fruit from it 2 or 3 years later determining it was obviously the wrong variety they gave me a replacement- yeah! Anyway Royal is not in the catalog now but Medlars are going to have alot of similar charictaristics.. Mine is 10 years old- its easily maintained at 8 feet- I think its 10 feet wide which I could cut back. They seem to be slow growing. The fruit is consitent no mater the temp or rain amount. It gets pollanated every year even when bees are sleeping early spring- this blooms late and is one of the last fruits youll pick because it will be november up north here near seattle.. Anyway you will get alot of disease free fruit at the end of the fruit growth cycle. Bad news- You have to let them ripen like a persimmon or a plantain so the texture is mushy like apple sauce or apple butter. There are 5 or 6 large seeds so eating medlars is kinda like eating sunflower seeds but not anywhere near as intense as far as seperating chaff. If you like fruit and want to extend your season get a medlar- its an aquired taste but they are really good!

Very happy with the tree. Very nice shape and the buds awakened the minute I stuck it in the ground. Appears to be adjusting nicely.