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The bronze loquat (Eriobotrya deflexa) ... An evergreen tree native to Guangdong, Hainan, Taiwan, and South Vietnam ... An excellent hedge, espalier, or small tree with bright glossy copper-colored new growth ... In spring garlands of fragrant creamy flowers ... Pete Teese #loquat #yaminarareplants #yamina #peterteesecollection #eriobotrya
I harvested 18 lbs (8 kg) of ripe loquats from just one tree this week! That's so many fruits that they filled a five-gallon bucket almost up to the rim. And that was just this week's harvest. Last week I picked nearly as many loquats from that same tree, and it has many more fruits in various stages of development - they'll ripen over the coming weeks. The tree creating all this abundance isn't even a big, mature tree yet. (I wonder how much it will produce as it gets bigger?) Loquat is an outstandingly productive fruit.
There are lots of other loquat trees ripening fruit right now, and most of them are loaded with fruits that are still immature and green, so this season's loquat abundance will continue for many more weeks.
These loquat trees are named-variety cultivars, which have been selected for their genetic ability to make large, sweet fruits. Labels got lost, so we're not sure which variety the super-productive tree is, but we're pretty sure it's either 'Novak' or 'Shambala'. I've described loquat taste before, but I want to slightly revise my description. Now I'd say the flavor of loquat is 50% peach, 25% orange, and the other 25% a mix of cherry, pear, and apricot.
Another interesting thing: it turns out there's a significant market for loquat fruits. These trees are at my neighbor Lyle's farm, and he sells them at the local farmer's market. His loquat harvest has been selling out every week. (When the season started and there was only a small harvest each week, he was charging $4 for a pint basket of loquats - now that we're into peak season, he's lowered it to $3 a pint.)
Not only is loquat an excellent home-garden fruit, but in climate zones where it grows well, improved cultivars of loquat can boost the local agricultural economy and local fruit abundance. If you live in loquat territory and you're either a home gardener or a farmer, get yourself some named-variety loquat trees and get planting!
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Loquats are ripening SUPER early this year! The taste of loquat is very roughly similar to a good peach.
Also known as Japanese plum, loquat trees are so pretty that landscapers plant them purely for their ornamental value in warmer parts of the US, unintentionally creating an edible landscape, with free fruit available for the taking every spring. Seeds that people have spat out germinate readily in the humanscape, starting more loquat trees and increasing the springtime fruit abundance.
There's an interesting cultural twist I've noticed regarding this fruit in my area of North Florida. In my experience around here, white people usually know this fruit by the name loquat, while African-American people are more likely to know it by the name Japanese plum. I have no idea how or when the difference in terminology started, but it seems so widespread, I suspect it's been in existence a long time. The species is originally from East Asia - the name "Japanese plum" apparently arose because introductions of this fruit to the US likely came from Japan, while the name "loquat" comes from a name for it used in China. When I talk to people about this fruit, I try to mention both common names, in case people know it by one name or the other.
Whichever name they call it, many people around here have fond feelings for this fruit, and they keep their eyes out for the beautiful evergreen trees which ripen these golden sweet treats every spring.
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Nespolo del Giappone (in latino Eriobotrya japonica) è un piccolo albero sempreverde dalle foglie molto grandi, scure e coriacee. La fioritura è invernale, perciò la produzione di frutti si ha prevalentemente in climi miti, nonostante le piante adulte non temono in gelo. È una pianta robusta, riesce ad adattarsi in terreni poco fertili e non necessita di una particolare potatura perché naturalmente compatta e dalla forma tondeggiate. Nonostante tutti questi pregi, questa pianta non mi convince molto e non ho capito ancora il motivo. Però i suoi fiori a grappoli mi piacciono molto! E voi avete questa pianta? Loquat (in Latin Eriobotrya japonica) is a small evergreen tree with very large, dark and leathery leaves. The flowering is winter, so the production of fruits is mainly in mild climates, although the adult plants do not fear in freezing. It is a robust plant, able to adapt in low fertile soils and does not need a particular pruning because naturally compact and rounded shape. Despite all these qualities, this plant does not convince me much and I have not understood why. But I like his bunch flowers very much! And you have this plant?