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**Medlar Genetic Resources - Mespilus Germplasm - Mespilus Genebank** **Please use the GRIN-Global search page to locate and order scionwood:** (https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/search.aspx? Scionwood orders are accepted between September 1 and January 25.You must check the "include unavailable" box in the search screen to retrieve accession data at other times. NCGR Catalogs with links to GRIN database:
Medlar Cultivars and Selections
Mespilus Seed AccessionsQuery the GRIN Database
Retrieve List of Mespilus species from GRIN taxonomy database
Search "Mesplius" in the "Genus or species name:" search barHistory - Images
Medlar Tart Recipe and Engraving from 1653
The Medlar of Nottingham - A featured fruit tree description from Southmeadow Fruit Gardens.
medlar fruits
General Medlar Information
European Minor Fruit Tree Species Database - Medlar Collections
Description and Use of the Medlar - By C. Bignami of Viterbo, Italy and C. Tsipouridis of Naussa, Greece.
*Mespilus germanica* - UBC Botanical Garden
Mespilus and Crataegus - Taxonomic Challenges
Mespilus canescens - A recently described new species from Arkansas.
The 'Makhila' - A traditional Basque walking stick made from Medlar wood.
The National Fruit Collections in England - at the Brogdale Farm.
California Rare Fruit Growers - Medlar Citations


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