Mespilus germanica Medlar by Lynne Uptin featured illustration The Red Bridge | The

The Red Bridge | The Batman Bridge

Clematis aristata Traveller's Joy is a climbing shrub found in the NE Tasmania In spring to early summer

Clematis 1:1

This print has been created from an original colour pencil drawing on black cotton rag paper (2022)

Cradle Mountain - Lake St Clair National Park

Mespilus germanica Medlar by Lynne Uptin featured illustration The Red Bridge | TheThe fruit of this tree Mespilus germanica, also called medlar, has been cultivated since Roman times. Before eating the fruit are bletted, a process of softening beyond ripening. The medlar originated in SE Asia and was introduced to Greece around 700 BC, and to Rome about 200 BC. It was an important fruit plant during Roman and medieval times being one of the few fruits available in winter. By the 17th and 18th centuries, it had been superseded by