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Mespilus germanica L. - syn.Pyrus germanica (L.) Hook. f. - Rosaceae - medlar, Mispel

Small deciduous tree, up to 5m high, native to Eastern Europe and West Asia, widely cultivate in Europe in the middle ages; leaves lanceolate to ovate, margins entire to slightly crenate; flowers with orbicular petals, white to cream white; fruits are flattened globes with very distinct residual sepals and a slightly tomentose surface turning brown when ripe.
http://en.hortipedia.com/wiki/Mespilus_germanica http://www.botgart.uni-bonn.de/o_samm/allmonatdet.php?id=71

The apple-like fruits develope their very special, tart-aromatic taste, by staying on the tree or after prolonged storage. Because jam or jelly can be made of, the fruit tree was previously widely used in Europe. By storing, tannins and fruit acids are broken down, sugar content increases and the fruits become soft, otherwise they are hard and astringent. Today, the medlar is rarely in culture.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mispel