| Scientific Name: | Mespilus germanica |
| Common Name: | medlar |
| Family Name: | Rosaceae |
| Origin: | Central / west Asia, Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 3 - 5m x 3 - 4m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading, Upright |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Coarse |
| Landscape Uses: | Attract beneficial insects, Attract birds, Fall interest, Fragrance, Herb, Mixed shrub border, Reclamation, Spring interest, Urban agriculture, Wildlife food, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Sheltered |
| Soil or Media: | Humus rich, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Pubescent, Lanceolate, Oblong, Serrulate |
| Flowers: | Raceme, White, Jun |
| Fruit: | Edible, Pome, Brown, Jul-Aug |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Rounded, course textured shrub or tree, up to 6m tall; leaves alternate, most elliptic, 8-17cm long x 2-7 wide; flowers with 5 petals, white with pinkish tinge; pomes brown, 3-4cm wide. | |