Fruit
Breda Giant
A tier
Breda Giant is a very large medlar cultivar name—big fruits that blett into generous servings of spicy brown puree-texture flesh. For growers chasing maximum fruit size in the niche crop. Same rules: hard off tree, soft on the plate only after bletting. Thin if set is extreme; support limbs if needed. One bletted giant impresses guests. Jam colour runs deep caramel-brown. Source scionwood from specialist heritage nurseries.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Collector TreeDeep JamGuest SpoonShow Blett
Traits
Blett SoftExhibition ScaleGiantGiant FruitHeritage NameShowySoftSpiced
History
NL
Breda Giant type medlars were associated with large-fruit Dutch selection.
European lists carried Breda Giant for exhibition-scale fruit.
Rare fruit growers sought Breda Giant stock.
Breda Giant remained a giant-fruit medlar label in collections.