Re: 'Nuptial Trees'
Tim--maybe Cocker was thinking of a fruit we call "winter nespola" in
Corfu. The fruit could be said to resemble the loquat as do the seeds,
but the tree itself doesn't look like at all like the Eriobotrya
japonica. The fruit ripens in late October, and is delicious when
overripe and turning brown. I don't know the botanical name, but the
"nespol" root of the tree Cocker refers to makes me think there's some
connection there.
Cali
Tim Longville wrote:
> Cali - OK, H. Cocker one more Limey who didn't know his Loquats from
> his loquacity.... Your description certainly makes it seem
> mouth-watering - and that's even without benefit of the liquor
> produced from its seed (? 'kernel' was Cocker's word: maybe he didn't
> know his kernels from his seeds, either - clearly a man who lived a
> sheltered life...!).
>
> It's offered by quite a few UK nurseries (even one in Scotland, though
> one notorious/famous for the risks it takes with hardiness) but I
> wonder if it fruits here? Does anyone on the list know? Dave? Paul?
> Too much wet and not enough heat here, perhaps, for us to see it at
> its best?
>
> Tim
>
> Tim Longville
