Drimys lanceolata Red Spice Pears Quince & Medlar Pick: Late August to mid-September

Pick: Late August to mid-September

This plant is only borderline hardy

Pyrus communis Winnal’s Longdon is a spur-bearing tree of moderate vigour and spreading habit

A lovely tree for the smaller garden

Soil: Any moist but well drained soil

Drimys lanceolata Red Spice Pears Quince & Medlar Pick: Late August to mid-SeptemberMountain Pepper Previously known as Drimys aromatica Red Spice, Tasmannia lanceolata Red Spice is a large, slow growing, evergreen shrub with a dense, upright habit, deep red stems and cinnamon scented bark and leaves. The lance shaped leaves emerge copper tinted, turning a glossy, deep green, paler below. In spring, the shrub bears clusters of fragrant, pale greenish yellow flowers with narrow, twisting petals and, on the male flowers, bright yellow