Mespilus germanica or hawthorn, to improve their performance in different soils. "Mespilus germanica" fruits are hard and acidic, but become edible after being softened, 'bletted', by frost, or naturally in storage given sufficient time. Once softening begins, the skin rapidly takes on a wrinkled texture and turns dark brown, and the inside reduces to the consistency and flavour reminiscent of apple sauce. This process can confuse those new to medlars, as a softened fruit looks as if it has spoiled. Once bletted, the fruit can be eaten raw and is often eaten as a dessert, or used to make medlar jelly. They
Sunset (apple) Sunset (apple) The 'Sunset' is an apple cultivar that arose as a seedling from 'Cox's Orange Pippin'. The fruit has red stripes and an orange flush over gold background. Usually, part of the apple is red while part of it is yellow. It is similar to 'Cox's Orange Pippin' and has some russetting. The 'Pixie' apple is a distant descendant. The UK National Fruit Collection's accession number is 1979-190. Orange Pippin Cultivator ID number: 1059 The Sunset Apple is heavy cropping but self fertilizes itself. It is the third flowering group. In terms of gardening skill it is easy to