Loquat label
Common name: Loquat
Botanical name: Eriobotrya japonica
Family: Rosaceae (rose family)
Aspect & soil: Full sun to part shade; well-drained soil
Best climate: All
Habit: Evergreen tree
Propagation: Grafting; cutting; seed
Difficulty: Easy
I have a confession to make. I had a loquat tree growing in my garden and we chopped it down. It was thriving but unfortunately it was growing in the wrong place — smack in the middle of the vegetable garden — and had never flowered or fruited.
I still feel bad and, given it’s a symbol of wealth, this may well have had serious consequences for my financial wellbeing.
Very handsome trees that can be grown as large shrubs, loquats are often seen in old, overgrown gardens. They stand out in late winter or spring when they are laden with golden yellow fruit.
In some subtropical regions, selfsown trees can pop up and the loquat is considered an environmental weed in parts of Queensland and northern New South Wales.
The trees are normally 3–4m high in gardens but can reach 5–10m high. They are evergreen with large dark-green heavily veined leaves that have a pleated look. The underside of the leaf is brown with downy hairs. The new shoots can also be downy, as is the fruit.
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