What is the Latin name of the medlar tree?
Q: What is the Latin name of the medlar tree?
A: The Latin name of the medlar tree is Crataegus germanica, or "German medlar".
Q: Where did the Romans take it from?
A: The Romans took it from Near East and South-Eastern Europe.
Q: How long ago did people start growing medlars near the Caspian Sea?
A: People started growing medlars near the Caspian Sea about three thousand years ago.
Q: When did it come to Greece and Rome?
A: It came to Greece in about 700 BC and to Rome in about 200 BC.
Q: What kind of climate does a medlar tree need to grow well?
A: A medlar tree needs warm summers and mild (not too cold) winters, and likes to grow in sunny, dry places.
Q: How tall can a medlar plant get in ideal conditions?
A: In ideal conditions, a medlar plant can grow up to eight metres tall.
Q: What do the fruits look like when they are ripe?
A: When ripe, the red-brown fruits are similar to apples and grow to two to three centimetres. They are very hard and acidic.
