With a lifespan of 3050 years, the medlar tree is rather short-lived.
Other examples of plants that produce fruit classified as a pome are cotoneaster, hawthorn, loquat, medlar, pear, "pyracantha", toyon, quince, rowan, and whitebeam.
The pathognomonic finding is observing medlar bodies, sclerotic cells.
Once the process is complete, the medlar flesh will have broken down enough that it can be spooned out of the skin.
There is also a medlar tree and an olive tree.
I wish that more people realised that it is not ripe until, like the medlar, it is apparently rotten.
Quince and medlars are common as are wild plums, chestnuts and walnuts.
The vegetation is particularly rich in magnolias, medlars and quince trees.
