Re(2): loquat

K1MIZE@aol.com writes:
>We had a large loquat tree in our front yard when I was growing up.  The
>fruit
>was as good as any I've seen, but was still nothing to write home about. 
>The
>largest fruits are around 5 cm in length and 3 cm in diameter, and are
>completely covered with fuzz that has to be rubbed off or they must be
>peeled.
>When ripe, the golden-colored fruit, attractive mostly to children,
>consists
>primarily of several large, round, smooth, slippery seeds (suitable for
>spitting or shooting) surrounded by a somewhat lesser volume of pleasantly
>acid edible pulp.  Nice for a novelty, but not something that you'd want
>to
>eat large quantities of.  I have seen them attacked by fireblight
>occasionally, but otherwise they are a carefree, reliable, somewhat
>tropical-
>looking, small evergreen tree.  They tend to drop a lot of litter,
>however, so
>I wouldn't recommend it as a patio tree.  Bronze loquat, by comparison,
>has
>more attractive foliage, grows more slowly, doesn't get as large, and
>isn't as
>messy.  If space is limited and you aren't interested in the fruit, I
>would
>recommend it.
>
>Kurt Mize
>Stockton, California
>USDA Zone 9

I think that i have seen Loquats in my city also. I always pass by this
house with this small tree with clustered leaves (Rather large and to me
tropical looking) and frequently had orangish fuzzy fruit. I never knew
what they were. But now im thinking this must be a loquat anyhow after
reading the description given by Sunset, that this is the tree (one
feature was prominently veined leaves, which is what the tree i have seen
has) I also suspect my neighbors across the street have two, and theyre
thriving quite well.
>
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