songbird wrote:
David Hare-Scott wrote:
I pulled my medlars to make jelly this week and came across some
unusual examples.

This is the bottom view of a typical fruit. They are about 4-5 cm
across. You can see why it is called the 'open arse fruit'.

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...arNoLeaves.jpg

interesting looking fruit. what does it taste like?



Raw the flavour is not much, like quinces in that respect, nor is the
texture or colour. Cooked it makes good jelly which can be a vibrant red
colour and tastes like spicy apples.

Here is a strange one. As far as I can tell there are leaves
growing from the fruit itself, not something you see too often.

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...dlarLeaves.jpg

i've never seen the tree/flowers/fruit before, thanks for
the pictures.

cannot say too much about development or oddballness of
this picture, but i'd say the fruit looks similar enough
to apple, pear or blueberry with the bits hanging off the
bottom.



They are close relatives of apples (and quinces and pears).

D