Imagine a seed that sprouts in your garden without invitation, and within a few years, it reaches a height of 10 feet and produces 30 pounds of edible fruit. The fruit is yellow-orange with the ...

The loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) is flowering now and will continue blooming into February. Its tasty yellow or orange fruit are borne January to April, barring a hard freeze. Loquat trees — aka ...

This article is devoted to the Loquat tree—seem familiar? In last Thursday’s column John Garaventa wrote about the Kumquat tree. Their two common names sound very much alike, however, they are in fact ...