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loquat(Eriobotrya japonica)
90 days to maturity
A natural-dwarf U.S. cultivar popular both as fruit and as a pollinizer for other loquats. Its compact habit makes it well suited to small gardens and containers.
Flavor Profile
Melting, very juicy whitish to cream flesh with a pleasant, mildly sweet, subacid flavor.
Visual Characteristics
Medium to large, pear-shaped fruit with deep-yellow, downy, thick skin and whitish to cream flesh.
Growing Tips
Natural dwarf reaching about 5 ft untrained; an excellent pollinizer that can boost yields of varieties like 'Tanaka'. Itself partially self-infertile, so best planted with other loquats. Ripens late winter to early spring.
Resistance Information
Disease Resistance
Noted as resistant to fire blight.
Where to Buy
Sourcing information coming soon. Check local nurseries and seed banks for availability.