Medlar is a small tree producing brown, apple-like fruits that must be bletted (over-ripened) to be edible. It is grown for its unique fruit and ornamental value. Inputs Hardiness zone 51 Hardiness zone 61 Hardiness zone 71 Hardiness zone 81 Hardiness zone 91 Outputs Human food2 Type Tree Deciduous Functions Attracting bees1 Wildlife habitat1 Footnotes Mespilus germanica | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 10-1 ↩