{"product_id":"monstrueuse-de-evreinoff-medlar-1","title":"Monstrueuse De Evreinoff Medlar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMespilus germanica\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e 'Monstruese de Evreinoff'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name of this very large-fruited cultivar translates to 'Huge Evreinoff' and refers to the unusually large size of the fruit: 3\" and yellow\/brown with pinkish-brown flesh. One French collector of medlar trees described the taste as 'pleasant, well balanced between sweet and almost syrupy, with the edge of acidity that delights connoisseurs.' Developed near Montauban, France by M. Evreinoff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 72\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough little known in the U.S., medlars have been grown in Europe for thousands of years. The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e unusual, round fruits are collected in the fall, aft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eer the first fr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eosts. When picked, the fruits are much too hard to eat immediately. If allowed to ripen for a few weeks in a cool, well-lit place they undergo a process called ‘bletting’ and become soft, spicy and very rich. They can also be left on the tree to blet in many milder winter locations. Enjoy the cinnamon-apple sauce \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efla\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evor scooped out with a spoon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA Zone: 5-9\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrow Height: 10' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSun: Full Sun\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRipening Time: October\/November\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePollination: Self-Fertile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRootstock: OHxF87\u003c\/p\u003e\n ","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"4'-5' Tree","offer_id":48648971681947,"sku":"CMFPB 4403227590711","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0765\/2248\/7963\/files\/shutterstock-1512848324-_1_a6311e7b-269e-47cb-acbe-71ef4747a330.jpg?v=1779966167","url":"https:\/\/groworganic-us.com\/products\/monstrueuse-de-evreinoff-medlar-1","provider":"Grow Organic Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}