Fruit
Nottingham
A tier
Nottingham is a compact British medlar cultivar—smaller tree, reliable crops of classic bletting fruit with good flavour when fully soft-brown. Suits gardens that cannot host large standards. Flesh scoops with the trademark spicy-apple character. Pick firm in late autumn; blett cool and airy. Jam surplus quickly once soft—fermentation waits for no one. Ornamental blossom is a spring bonus. Ideal heritage reintroduction cultivar for UK gardens.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Garden BlettJamSmall OrchardSpoon Soft
Traits
BlettedBritishClassic FlavourCompactCompact UKGarden ScaleReliable Blett FruitSpiced
History
GB
Nottingham medlar was known in British nursery trade as a garden form.
GB
It was recommended for smaller gardens versus large Dutch types.
GB
Heritage fruit groups promoted Nottingham widely.
GB
Nottingham remained the default UK garden medlar.