Marron™ Medlar espalier The Shiro plum is a

The Shiro plum is a large

Reliably self-fertile

mildew-resistant bush

Three trips to Bardsey Island were said to equal a pilgrimage to Rome

when fully soft

Marron™ Medlar espalier The Shiro plum is aMespilus germanica 'Marron' This new cultivar is highly productive and produces large fruit with flavorful pulp. Although little known in the U. S., medlars have been grown in Europe for thousands of years. The unusual round fruits are collected in the fall, after the first frosts. When picked, the fruits are much too hard to eat immediately. If allowed to ripen for a few weeks in a cool lighted place they undergo a process called bletting and become