Eriobotrya japonica
JAPANESE MEDLAR
Description
This is a small tree or evergreen that is ornamental due to its yellow-white flowers that open at the end of the dark green, leathery leaved branches. Its flowers have a lovely sweet scent and are in bloom during Janurary-Febraury.
Almost a frost-free environment from February-May is needed for the sweet, succulent fruits to develop in early Spring to early summer. When the flesh of the fruit is ripe, it becomes an orange-yellow colour and has the sweetest taste of the combination of a citrus and peach.
The tree is hardy to temperatures as low as -10. In Britain, it is best planted by a wall or in a large conservatory.
Height (in 5 years, unpruned): 3x0.7m
It looks best in: January-February (flowers), June( fruits), all year (foliage)
Flower colour: white, fragrant
Hardiness: -15C
Growth rate: fast
Autumn coloration: - (evergreen)
Position: sheltered, sunny spot is best, it grows great on poor soil too
- 15-20cm tall plant in a 8cm square pot (if there is a picture shown of the
plant in a pot, it is an example of what will be sent to you).
- Your plant is grown on our nursery in the UK and is freshly hand picked from our benches on the day of dispatch.-
- Our packaging is neat and tidy so even without gift wrapping, it is suitable for sending to someone as a present.
- Full care instructions included.
- As a family run nursery, we are able to provide a personalised service.
Packaging and Postage
When
sending plants, it is extremely important to pack them as securely as
possible, therefore we don't use stuffing. Instead we have developed a
unique packaging method which makes plant movement virtually impossible
in the parcel. Each pot is wrapped, therefore the compost is securely
locked during transit and the roots won't be disturbed. Your item will
arrive in perfect condition to your door.
In
almost all circumstances, we use royal mail 24h or 48h service to send
your parcel with the delivery aim of 1-2 days in the UK (please note
that this is not a guaranteed next day service); or royal mail
International Tracked and Signed to overseas. You have the option for
signed for and guaranteed next day delivery. Royal Mail has length
limitations for small parcels, it cannot exceed 60cm. Sometimes, we may
use a fully tracked service which requires a signature upon delivery.
Please expect some delay around Bank Holidays.
We
combine postage whenever possible. If you order more than one item,
please always ask for an invoice if ebay does not automatically
calculate the combined postage.
If you have any
questions or you find anything not as expected about your received
order, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will do our utmost to
help.
It is important to us to care about
the environment, so our plants are grown in reusable plastic pots and we
pack our plants in recyclable cardboard boxes.
About Us
We
are a family run nursery, founded in 2008, growing rare and exotic
hardy or half-hardy trees and shrubs, and offering them as young plants.
Our nursery is based in North Wales, in the Vale of Clwyd which
provides relative warmth in Summer for a good growth, but also enough
rain and cold in Winter to help adapt our plants to average UK climate.
We
propagate and grow all of our stock on site from seed or cutting; we
take care of our plants from their very first days of life. All purchased
plants will be freshly hand picked form our nursery on the very day of
dispatch. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask, we usually
respond on the same day.
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