Have you seen the trees around town that have large leaves similar to a magnolia and have clusters of large yellow berries? Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) is the name, and the yellow berries are ...

An in-depth guide to pruning a loquat tree to keep it controlled, healthy, and fruiting. Including expert advice for when and ...

Loquats are tropical fruit trees known for their sweet, juicy, and aromatic fruits. Native to Japan and China, they have been ...

Are you looking for a small- to medium-sized evergreen landscape tree that is easy to care for, produces fragrant, delicate, white flowers and also makes delicious fruit? Then the loquat is the tree ...

Every spring I witness a heartbreaking sight here in north Florida. In yard after yard —even though it’s still winter — there are trees loaded with golden fruits. That’s not the sad part; the sad part ...

My son remembers climbing Grandma’s backyard fence to pick the loquats from a heavily laden branch of the neighbor’s tree. Meyerland florist Sallie McKnight had planted that tree in her backyard, and ...

SANTA CRUZ >> There are a lot of good reasons for picking the loquats that are about the fall from trees all over Santa Cruz County, including saving food from the waste stream, lowering your carbon ...

As the temperatures started to warm up here in Charleston last month, there was one tree that began to stick out as I wandered around the downtown streets, a slightly tropical-looking tree that is ...

One of my favorite trees here at the university grows right behind the herbarium. It’s been there for years (the building was constructed about 1974), and is now about 25’ tall. I’m terrible at ...

Most loquat trees in Central Florida are either blooming or beginning to ripen their juicy, golden fruit. The loquat, also known as Japanese plum, is a small, evergreen, East Asian tree with large ...

Too often when we think about landscaping we only consider lawns and shade trees. It is important to balance the landscape between shade trees and lawn with perennials, shrubs and small trees. In ...