Re: Medlar
William Bade wrote:
>
> Gay and Margy,
> I've seen some medlars looking poorly, as though they have fire blight.
> Are they in the rose family? Their fruit looks very much like an extra
> large rose hip.
Elly
The answer is yes and yes. The Medlar is certainly in the rose family
and not too distant botanically from its cousins the pears and apples
and yes, it can get fireblight.
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata,
New Zealand (astride the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).
