tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post3016304380922643536..comments2023-10-09T19:22:45.696+02:00Comments on The Balcony Garden: On Medlars and ShakespeareSue Swifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16053188212601918182noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-57205771105100726062007-05-25T23:21:00.000+02:002007-05-25T23:21:00.000+02:00Hi Sue, Although I'd heard Loquats called Japanese...Hi Sue, <BR/><BR/>Although I'd heard Loquats called Japanese Plum, the term Japanese medlar was new to me. I have a couple of loquat trees but had ice this year which damaged the developing fruit. <BR/><BR/>If you're interested, Ki of Muck N Mire had a <A HREF="http://plantsnrocks.blogspot.com/search?q=medlar" REL="nofollow">post on the true medlar last March 16th</A>, and Elizabeth Lawrence talked about the passage from Shakespeare in one of her books. She spoke of her own desire to own a medlar and how the true medlar fruit must be 'bletted', that is, taken almost to the point of rotting, in order to be edible. <BR/><BR/>Your tree is gorgeous! Mine are still pretty small, and although I'd like fruit, at least mine bloom and smell great. And thanks for the Italian name of nespole.<BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31803386.post-21988998891363314942007-05-20T06:44:00.000+02:002007-05-20T06:44:00.000+02:00Hi Sue, I'm very familiar with loquats/nespole and...Hi Sue, <BR/>I'm very familiar with loquats/nespole and love them, having lived in a warmer part of California as a child, and for many years in southern Italy as a teenager and young adult. <BR/>You have a beautiful balcony.anna mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053997040371741100noreply@blogger.com