{"product_id":"sultan-medlar","title":"Sultan Medlar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en\" class=\"ILfuVd\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003eMespilus germanica 'Sultan'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"en\" class=\"ILfuVd\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hgKElc\"\u003eA large-fruited and heavy-bearing medlar, originally from the Netherlands, that we discovered at the National Clonal Germplasm Repository in Corvallis, OR. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough little-known in the U.S., medlars have been grown in Europe for thousands of years. The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e unusual 1 inch diameter round fruits are collected in the fall, aft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eer the first fr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eosts. 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 soft, spicy and very rich. Enjoy the cinnamon-apple sauce \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efla\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003evor scooped out with a spoon, or pop the fruits in your mouth and spit out the unusual, pyramid-shaped seeds as your tongue finds them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA Zone: 5-9\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrow Height: 10' \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSun: Full Sun\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRipening Time: October\/November\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePollination: Self-Fertile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRootstock: OHxF87\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ceol\u003e\u003c\/eol\u003e","brand":"Biringer","offers":[{"title":"4'-5' Tree","offer_id":50511626305632,"sku":"vul1790049164832","price":42.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/8447\/6768\/files\/sultan-medlar_1.jpg?v=1790049167","url":"https:\/\/milkfrother.shop\/products\/sultan-medlar","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}