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garden geek
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what is this fruit please,it was in a country park orchard, the
second picture has very tiny pretty flowers
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chicky
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The first looks like a medlar and second could be oregano or marjoram ....do the leaves smell when you crush them?
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garden geek
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thanks, chicky medlar is the name I just couldn't think of its drove me mad for days,the flower is not a herb, the stems are quite thick,I will try to get a better pic of stems,
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chicky
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I couldn’t remember the name of medlar at first either - so I googled “fruit that looks like dogs arse” and bobs your uncle 🤣🤣🤣
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JennyJ
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I wonder if the second one is tea tree, Leptospermum?
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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Asarum
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I've answered the second one on your other post garden geek. Crassula sarcocaulis.
East Anglia
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bertrand-mabel
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The first one is a medlar. The flowers in the spring, the fruit in the autumn and then the colourful foliage following on.
Medlar jelly and jam is wonderful.
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