Does anyone have a medlar? What do you think of it?

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It's just I kind of fancy one for the front garden to replace a really scraggly and smelly Sorbus. Does anyone have a medlar tree? Are they easy to maintain? What's the growth rate like? Are they attractive (I've seen pictures but RL is different IYSWIM)? Do they smell nice when in flower?

TIA

medlar They take about 4-5 years to fruit after they have been planted and need a fairly moist soil.
There is a medlar tree growing in Ceres in Fife and I think it is a beautiful tree due to it's unusual fruit.
We have quince trees (Cydonia oblonga) which are related but we want to grow medlars too.

Thanks for that GentleOtter. Have you ever eaten a medlar? Quince trees are beautiful aren't they? We don't have one but there is one in a garden just along the way and the fruit are wonderful. My quince chutney was vile though

My uncle used to have a couple of huge ones - I was only little, so not much into discussing it's maintence, but I do remember them as very beautiful.

Ah! Did you eat any of the fruit?