Welcome to Eastgate Larder, the home of everything medlar. I’m Jane Steward, founder and owner of the business, and a committed medlar enthusiast. I look after the 115 trees we planted to create the Eastgate medlar orchard, which has been a Plant Heritage National Collection since 2020.

You may be familiar with the fruit, and the beautiful trees which bear them. If you have eaten them, maybe you can conjure up their fragrant sweetness followed by a hint of citrus.

On the other hand, if medlars are new to you, which they still are for many folks, I’d like to introduce them to you.