Mespilus germanica Medlar by Lynne Uptin Print Size:A3 - 297.7x42cm based on an image captured

based on an image captured in the River Derwent

to the elements and the view

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Crispin named so because it is curly in Latin

Mespilus germanica Medlar by Lynne Uptin Print Size:A3 - 297.7x42cm based on an image capturedThe fruit of this tree Mespilus germanica, also called medlar, has been cultivated since Roman times. Before eating the fruit are bletted, a process of softening beyond ripening. The medlar originated in SE Asia and was introduced to Greece around 700 BC, and to Rome about 200 BC. It was an important fruit plant during Roman and medieval times being one of the few fruits available in winter. By the 17th and 18th centuries, it had been superseded by