Little is known about the common medlar. Therefore, enlightenment is good for all those who want to start the medlar experiment in their own garden. What location does it need to feel good and produce lots of fruit?
A warm, sunny spot
The common medlar prefers a sunny to semi-shady location in a warm and sheltered location. It doesn't like shade and would lose a lot of its charisma, growth and flowering potential there. She knows how to deal well with wintry temperatures down to -28 °C.
Your demands on the floor are easy to meet. If he knows the following aspects, the care of the plant in the further course of life will be low:
- Environment: moderately dry to fresh
- Nutrient content: medium to high
- Structure: loose, sandy-loamy to loamy
- calcareous
- profound
tips and tricks
In full sun, the fruits of the common medlar ripen faster and are sweeter and more aromatic than in (partial) shade.